PDF-XChange Editor JPG File Parsing Use-After-Free 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 JPG 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21944.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T02:12:58.418Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.160Z

Reserved: 2023-09-06T21:14:24.430Z

Link: CVE-2023-42082

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.160Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:44.437

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

Link: CVE-2023-42082

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