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Vulnerability details

CVE-2024-8837

PDF-XChange Editor

PDF-XChange Editor XPS File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS 3.0
7.8High

Official description

PDF-XChange Editor XPS File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 XPS files. The issue results 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-24408.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
7.8High 3.0 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (zdi) CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
PDF-XChange PDF-XChange Editor 10.3.0.386 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
PDF-XChange PDF-XChange Editor 10.3.0.386 ≤ v < 10.3.0.387 CISA ADP / Vulnrichment

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2024-11-23
Last updated
2024-11-25
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
zdi

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.38%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
32.4%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-125
    Out-of-bounds Read