CVE-2023-42083 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Editor

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer OverflowCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
2.6%
top 14.25%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Pdf-xchange EditorPdf-xchange Pdf-tools
Timeline
PublishedMay 3

Description

PDF-XChange Editor JPG File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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 the length of user-supplied data pr…

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

▶CVEListV5pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange_editor10.0.1.371
▶NVDpdf-xchange/pdf-tools10.0.1.371

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
PDF-XChange Editor JPG File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2024-05-03
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GHSA
GHSA-x9cx-4jwp-33c3: PDF-XChange Editor JPG File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2024-05-03
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