PDF-XChange Editor EMF 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 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22062.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T02:13:01.489Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.400Z

Reserved: 2023-09-06T21:14:24.431Z

Link: CVE-2023-42086

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.400Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:45.150

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

Link: CVE-2023-42086

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