Vulnerability Details CVE-2023-42045
PDF-XChange Editor J2K 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 J2K 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 object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20906.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.02
EPSS Ranking 82.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
References
Products affected by CVE-2023-42045
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cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:10.0.1.371
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cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:10.0.1.371