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.
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cve-icon 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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cve-icon 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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