CVE-2023-40472

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 None
Description
PDF-XChange Editor JavaScript String Untrusted Pointer Dereference 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 handling of strings. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20730.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2023-40472
  • Assigner
  • zdi
  • Vulnerability Status
  • PUBLISHED
  • Published Version
  • 2024-05-03T02:11:09.022Z
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2024-06-04T17:19:03.214Z
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1149/ x_research-advisory
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2024-06-25 02:36:20 Added to TrackCVE