PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Untrusted Pointer Dereference 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 EMF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18766.
History

Tue, 20 May 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-tools
Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-Other
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:9.4.364.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.4.364.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-tools
Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T01:56:02.817Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:09:43.402Z

Reserved: 2023-02-28T17:58:45.480Z

Link: CVE-2023-27342

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:09:43.402Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T02:15:11.870

Modified: 2025-05-20T13:44:49.823

Link: CVE-2023-27342

cve-icon Redhat

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