PDF-XChange Editor JPG File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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 proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21967.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T02:12:59.161Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.395Z

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

Link: CVE-2023-42083

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.395Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:44.610

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

Link: CVE-2023-42083

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