The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21166.
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| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2023-46528 | PDF-XChange Editor PDF File Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow 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. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21166. |
Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:15:00 +0000
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ssvc
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Fri, 16 May 2025 16:30:00 +0000
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Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-tools Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-787 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:9.5.368.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.5.368.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-tools Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.090Z
Reserved: 2023-09-06T21:13:00.546Z
Link: CVE-2023-42069
Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.090Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:42.233
Modified: 2025-05-16T16:13:21.330
Link: CVE-2023-42069
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