PT-2023-28224 · Unknown · Pdf-Xchange Editor

Rocco Calvi + 1 · CVE-2023-42043 · Publicado 2023-09-08 · Atualizado 2025-05-16

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

Alta

Vetor base

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PDF-XChange Editor (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. User interaction is required, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The flaw exists within the parsing of PDF files due to the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, resulting in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Memory Corruption

Buffer Overflow

Enumeração de Fraquezas

CWE-787

CWE-119

Identificadores relacionados

CVE-2023-42043

ZDI-23-1370

Produtos afetados

Pdf-Xchange Editor

Referências · 6

• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1786822817738318155 · Publicação no Twitter
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42043 · Nota de Segurança
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1370 · Nota de Segurança
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42043 · Aviso do Fabricante
• https://t.me/cvenotify/122605 · Publicação no Telegram
• https://tracker-software.com/support/security-bulletins.html · Aviso do Fabricante