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 PDF files. Crafted data in a PDF file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18307.
References
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https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1339/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2023-01-26T00:00:00
Updated: 2023-01-26T00:00:00
Reserved: 2022-10-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2022-42398
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2023-01-26T18:59:56.940
Modified: 2023-01-27T20:27:56.830
Link: CVE-2022-42398
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