CVEvulnerability

CVE-2023-42068

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2024-05-03 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2024-05-03
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
3.3 LOW — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-125

Description

PDF-XChange Editor JB2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 JB2 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 object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. . Was ZDI-CAN-20985.

Affected configurations

• pdf-xchange pdf-tools 9.5.368.0 • pdf-xchange pdf-xchange editor 9.5.368.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read weakness

References