Untrusted Pointer Dereference in PDF-XChange Editor - CVE-2023-27342
Published: April 3, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU74286
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27342
CWE-ID: CWE-822
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to untrusted pointer dereference within the parsing of EMF files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted EMF file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
PDF-XChange Editor
How to mitigate CVE-2023-27342
Install updates from vendor's website.
PDF-XChange Editor - update to 9.5.367.0