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 PDF files. Crafted data in a PDF 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-18315.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1340/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1340/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
History
27 Nov 2024, 20:11
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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CPE | cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
First Time |
Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor |
21 Nov 2024, 07:24
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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New CVE |
Information
Published : 2023-01-26 18:59
Updated : 2024-11-27 20:11
NVD link : CVE-2022-42409
Mitre link : CVE-2022-42409
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-42409
JSON object : View
Products Affected
pdf-xchange
- pdf-xchange_editor
CWE
CWE-125
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