PDF-XChange Editor EMF 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 EMF 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-20920.
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
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:9.5.368.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.5.368.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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: 2024-05-03T02:12:33.424Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:49.680Z

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

Link: CVE-2023-42049

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:49.680Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:38.827

Modified: 2025-05-16T16:21:11.817

Link: CVE-2023-42049

cve-icon Redhat

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