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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2023-32161

Change History

New CVE Received from Zero Day Initiative 5/02/2024 10:15:21 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Description

								
							
							
						
PDF-XChange Editor PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 PDF files. Crafted data in a PDF file can trigger a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-17778.
Added CVSS V3

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

								
							
							
						
Zero Day Initiative CWE-787
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-23-643/ [No types assigned]