PDF-XChange Editor JP2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write 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 JP2 files. Crafted data in a JP2 file can trigger a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-19189.
            The specific flaw exists within the parsing of JP2 files. Crafted data in a JP2 file can trigger a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-19189.
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Advisories
    | Source | ID | Title | 
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  EUVD | 
                EUVD-2023-43208 | PDF-XChange Editor JP2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write 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 JP2 files. Crafted data in a JP2 file can trigger a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-19189. | 
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    Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
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References
        | Link | Providers | 
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| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1124/ | 
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History
                    Tue, 20 May 2025 14:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| First Time appeared | 
        
        Pdf-xchange
         Pdf-xchange pdf-tools Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor  | 
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:10.0.1.371:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:9.4.364.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:10.0.1.371:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.4.364.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*  | 
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| Vendors & Products | 
        
        Pdf-xchange
         Pdf-xchange pdf-tools Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor  | 
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| Metrics | 
        
        cvssV3_1
         
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-02T18:10:20.708Z
Reserved: 2023-08-02T21:37:23.125Z
Link: CVE-2023-39485
Updated: 2024-08-02T18:10:20.708Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:15.290
Modified: 2025-05-20T13:50:29.677
Link: CVE-2023-39485
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