PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Use-After-Free 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. 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-20921.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T02:12:34.137Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:49.660Z

Reserved: 2023-09-06T21:13:00.543Z

Link: CVE-2023-42050

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:49.660Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:38.997

Modified: 2024-05-03T12:49:24.027

Link: CVE-2023-42050

cve-icon Redhat

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