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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2023-27338

Change History

New CVE Received from Zero Day Initiative 5/02/2024 10:15:11 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Description

								
							
							
						
PDF-XChange Editor TIF File Parsing Use-After-Free 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 TIF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18612.
Added CVSS V3

								
							
							
						
Zero Day Initiative AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Added CWE

								
							
							
						
Zero Day Initiative CWE-416
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
Zero Day Initiative https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history [No types assigned]
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
Zero Day Initiative https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-350/ [No types assigned]