PT-2023-5498 · Pdf Xchange · Pdf-Xchange Editor

Kimiya · Published 2023-06-14 · Updated 2024-05-04 · CVE-2023-42041

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, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of Annotation objects, resulting from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. 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.

Buffer Overflow

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06144

CVE-2023-42041

ZDI-23-1356

Affected Products

Pdf-Xchange Editor

References · 7

• https://tracker-software.com/support/security-bulletins.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1356 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06144 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42041 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42041 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1786822820313673877 · Twitter Post
• https://vuldb.com/?id.239307 · Note