PT-2023-5752 · Unknown · Pdf-Xchange Editor

Hades_Kito · Published 2023-01-20 · Updated 2024-05-05 · CVE-2023-39497

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. User interaction is required, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The flaw exists within the parsing of JPG files due to the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, resulting in a write past the end of an allocated 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.

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06430

CVE-2023-39497

ZDI-23-1144

Affected Products

Pdf-Xchange Editor

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39497 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1144 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06430 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-39497 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1787139497467031831 · Twitter Post
• https://tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history · Note
• https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.237482 · Note