CVE-2023-40468
PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Published 2 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
Summary
PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of EMF files. Crafted data in an EMF file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20620.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.41% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.0 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- PDF-XChange PDF-XChange Editor
- pdf-xchange pdf-xchange_editor
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
- zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-23-1145/ · x_research-advisory, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2023-40468
- NVD: CVE-2023-40468
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