PDF-XChange Editor JPG 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 JPG 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-22138.
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:10.1.0.380:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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: 2024-05-03T02:13:20.508Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.336Z

Reserved: 2023-09-06T21:14:24.435Z

Link: CVE-2023-42111

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-05-21T18:02:28.576Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:49.427

Modified: 2025-05-20T13:51:03.907

Link: CVE-2023-42111

cve-icon Redhat

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