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-22135.
History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pdf-xchange pdf-tools
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:10.1.0.380:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pdf-xchange pdf-tools
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T02:13:18.256Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.616Z

Reserved: 2023-09-06T21:14:24.433Z

Link: CVE-2023-42108

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-05-21T18:04:36.198Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:48.863

Modified: 2025-05-16T16:18:05.060

Link: CVE-2023-42108

cve-icon Redhat

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