Description (CNA)
SumatraPDF is a multi-format reader for Windows. In 3.5.2 and earlier, an attacker-controlled SyncTeX source filename is substituted for the %f placeholder in an external editor command line without safe Windows argument quoting, and the resulting command line is passed to CreateProcessW(). A user with an external editor configured or auto-detected who opens a PDF with a crafted .synctex.gz file and invokes inverse search can inject command-line flags; the resulting impact depends on the target editor interpreting those flags and can include unintended editor actions or code execution through a malicious extension. No broader impact is claimed beyond the advisory-supported conditions. No fixed version is available as of this review.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| sumatrapdfreader / sumatrapdf | affected <= 3.5.2 |
CWE
CWE-20, CWE-88
References
- https://github.com/sumatrapdfreader/sumatrapdf/security/advisories/GHSA-jf4v-rw66-j4w2
- https://github.com/sumatrapdfreader/sumatrapdf/commit/398d23624362c60722d9709173a287ea53545b3b
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.