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High · 7.8 CVE-2024-8838 EUVD-2024-49566GHSA-jcxw-4397-c5hh

PDF-XChange Editor XPS File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Nov 22, 2024 · Updated Nov 25, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

Description

PDF-XChange Editor XPS File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. 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 XPS files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read 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-24409.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
PDF-XChange PDF-XChange Editor 10.3.0.386 —

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