Out-of-bounds read in PDF-XChange products - CVE-2024-27325
Published: February 26, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86785
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27325
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the parsing of EMF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
PDF-XChange Editor
PDF-Tools
PDF-XChange PRO
PDF-Tools
PDF-XChange PRO
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27325
Install updates from vendor's website.
PDF-XChange Editor - update to 10.1.2.382
PDF-Tools - update to 10.1.2.382
PDF-XChange PRO - update to 10.1.2.382
PDF-Tools - update to 10.1.2.382
PDF-XChange PRO - update to 10.1.2.382