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High · 7.8 CVE-2022-37372 EUVD-2022-40006GHSA-jfmw-22wh-9p3p

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is r…

Published Mar 29, 2023 · Updated Feb 18, 2025 · Assigned by zdi

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PDF files. Crafted data in a PDF file can trigger a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-17809.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
PDF-XChange PDF-XChange Editor 9.3.361.0 —

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