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CVE-2023-42041

PDF-XChange Editor Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

PDF-XChange Editor Annotation 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 handling of Annotation objects. 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-20845.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
PDF-XChange / PDF-XChange Editoraffected 9.5.367.0

CWE

CWE-416

References

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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CVE

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