Use-after-free in PDF-XChange products - CVE-2023-42108
Published: October 3, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81422
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42108
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the parsing of EMF files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
PDF-XChange Editor
PDF-Tools
PDF-XChange PRO
PDF-Tools
PDF-XChange PRO
How to mitigate CVE-2023-42108
Install updates from vendor's website.
PDF-XChange Editor - update to 10.1.1.381
PDF-Tools - update to 10.1.1.381
PDF-XChange PRO - update to 10.1.1.381
PDF-Tools - update to 10.1.1.381
PDF-XChange PRO - update to 10.1.1.381