PDF-XChange Editor TIF File Parsing Use-After-Free 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 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-19108.
History

Tue, 20 May 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pdf-xchange pdf-tools
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:9.4.364.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pdf-xchange pdf-tools
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: 2024-05-03T01:56:07.324Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:09:43.334Z

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

Link: CVE-2023-27348

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-05-21T17:13:20.317Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T02:15:12.967

Modified: 2025-05-20T13:46:41.900

Link: CVE-2023-27348

cve-icon Redhat

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