CVE ID | CVE-2023-39497 |
CVSS SCORE | 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
AFFECTED VENDORS |
PDF-XChange |
AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
PDF-XChange Editor |
VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
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 JPG files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. |
ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Fixed in PDF-XChange Editor V9 (9.5.368) and V10 (10.0.1) |
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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CREDIT | hades_kito |