CVE-2023-42108: PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange...

Summary

PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Use-After-Free 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 mal...

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
pdf-xchange	pdf-tools	10.1.0.380 `cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:10.1.0.380:::::::*`
pdf-xchange	pdf-xchange_editor	10.1.0.380 `cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:10.1.0.380:::::::*`

Original advisory text

PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange...

PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Use-After-Free 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 EMF 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22135.

References

https://www.tracker-software.com/support/security-bulletins.html Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1483/ Third Party Advisory