PT-2024-6429 · Pdf Xchange · Pdf-Xchange Editor

Mat Powell · Published 2024-06-12 · Updated 2024-11-29 · CVE-2024-8837

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 XPS files, resulting from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. 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

Out of bounds Read

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-07514

CVE-2024-8837

ZDI-24-1260

Affected Products

Pdf-Xchange Editor

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8837 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1260 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8837 · Security Note
• https://safe-surf.ru/upload/VULN-new/VULN.2024-09-23.1.pdf · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-07514 · Security Note
• https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.277836 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1860073503292293291 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/dailycve/status/1862607042352931177 · Twitter Post
• https://pdf-xchange.com/index.php/support/security-bulletins.html · Note