PDF-XChange Editor J2K File Parsing Uninitialized Variable 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 initialization of memory prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20909.
History

Fri, 16 May 2025 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-tools
Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor
Weaknesses CWE-908
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:10.0.1.371:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:10.0.1.371:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-tools
Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T02:12:32.681Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:49.536Z

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

Link: CVE-2023-42048

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:49.536Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:38.620

Modified: 2025-05-16T16:21:23.000

Link: CVE-2023-42048

cve-icon Redhat

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