PDF-XChange Editor J2K 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 J2K files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated 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-20974.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T02:12:46.353Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.334Z

Reserved: 2023-09-06T21:13:00.545Z

Link: CVE-2023-42066

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.334Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:41.683

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

Link: CVE-2023-42066

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