CVE-2023-27342Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Editor

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
2.1%
top 15.92%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMay 3

Description

PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Untrusted Pointer Dereference 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 EMF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to d

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Untrusted Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2024-05-03
GHSA
GHSA-m3h3-ghpx-m4xp: PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Untrusted Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2024-05-03
CVE-2023-27342 — Untrusted Pointer Dereference | cvebase