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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2024-8840

Change History

New CVE Received from Zero Day Initiative 11/22/2024 4:15:22 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Description

								
							
							
						
PDF-XChange Editor JB2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read 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 JB2 files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read 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-24420.
Added CVSS V3

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

								
							
							
						
CWE-125
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1263/