CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-27348
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2024-05-03
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
Description
PDF-XChange Editor TIF File Parsing Use-After-Free 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 TIF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-19108.
Affected configurations
• pdf-xchange pdf-tools 9.4.364.0
• pdf-xchange pdf-xchange editor 9.4.364.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-416 Use After Free weakness
References
- https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history Release Notes
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-358/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history Release Notes
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-358/ Third Party Advisory