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. 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 in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18326.
References
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https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1342/ | 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-2022-42414
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2023-01-26T18:59:58.037
Modified: 2023-01-28T03:47:54.147
Link: CVE-2022-42414
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