PDF-XChange Editor TIF File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability. 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 TIF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18612.
History

Mon, 19 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-tools
Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:9.4.362.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.4.362.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-tools
Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T01:55:59.953Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:09:43.026Z

Reserved: 2023-02-28T17:58:45.479Z

Link: CVE-2023-27338

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:09:43.026Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T02:15:11.160

Modified: 2025-05-19T17:00:02.020

Link: CVE-2023-27338

cve-icon Redhat

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