PT-2023-26972 · Unknown · Pdf-Xchange Editor

Published 2023-08-17 · Updated 2025-05-20 · CVE-2023-39486

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 Editor (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this issue, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of JP2 files, resulting from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can lead to a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this issue 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 issue.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-39486

ZDI-23-1125

Affected Products

Pdf-Xchange Editor

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39486 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-39486 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1125 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/123043 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1787139510368714952 · Twitter Post