CVE-2024-8838

PDF-XChange Editor XPS File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read 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 XPS 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 buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-24409.

• CVE ID
• CVE-2024-8838

• Assigner
• zdi

• Vulnerability Status
• PUBLISHED

• Published Version
• 2024-11-22T21:05:04.864Z

• Last Modified Date
• 2024-11-22T21:05:04.864Z