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CVE-2024-8829

Nov. 29, 2024, 8:20 p.m.

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10

Products Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
pdf-xchange
  • pdf-tools
  • pdf-xchange_editor
  • 10.3.0.386
  • 10.3.0.386

Description

PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 EMF 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 in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-24314.

Weaknesses

CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

CWE ID: 125

Date

Published: Nov. 22, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified: Nov. 29, 2024, 8:20 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

CPEs

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a pdf-xchange pdf-tools 10.3.0.386 / / / / / / /
a pdf-xchange pdf-xchange_editor 10.3.0.386 / / / / / / /

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
Base Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/ zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com