PT-2023-4972 · Tracker Software Products · Pdf-Xchange Editor

Mat Powell · Published 2023-09-05 · Updated 2024-05-04 · CVE-2023-42064

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 The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read in the parsing of U3D files, which can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. This requires user interaction, such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file. The problem stems from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, allowing an attacker 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.

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-05511

CVE-2023-42064

ZDI-23-1346

Affected Products

Pdf-Xchange Editor

References · 8

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1346 · Security Note
• https://tracker-software.com/support/security-bulletins.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-05511 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42064 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42064 · Security Note
• https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.239316 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1786822789015703736 · Twitter Post
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-20944 · Note