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 dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18766.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T01:56:02.817Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:09:43.402Z

Reserved: 2023-02-28T17:58:45.480Z

Link: CVE-2023-27342

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:09:43.402Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-03T02:15:11.870

Modified: 2024-05-03T12:50:34.250

Link: CVE-2023-27342

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