PT-2017-12900 · Pdf Xchange · Pdf-Xchange Viewer

Published 2017-12-27 · Updated 2018-01-09 · CVE-2017-13056

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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 Viewer version 2.5 (Build 314.0)

Description The issue concerns the launchURL function, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.

Recommendations For PDF-XChange Viewer version 2.5 (Build 314.0), consider disabling the launchURL function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-13056

Affected Products

Pdf-Xchange Viewer

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/42537 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143912/PDF-XChange-Viewer-2.5-Build-314.0-Code-Execution.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13056 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-13056 · Vendor Advisory