PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. 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 EMF files. Crafted data in an EMF 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-20620.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T02:11:06.013Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:31:53.852Z

Reserved: 2023-08-14T21:06:28.911Z

Link: CVE-2023-40468

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:31:53.852Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:18.950

Modified: 2024-05-03T12:50:12.213

Link: CVE-2023-40468

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