CVE-2024-8825
PDF-XChange Editor PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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PDF-XChange Editor PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
| Assigner | zdi |
| Reserved | 2024-09-13 |
| Published | 2024-11-22 |
| Updated | 2024-11-22 |
PDF-XChange Editor PDF 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 PDF 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-24263.
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1248/ (ZDI-24-1248)
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