Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-42085
PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Heap-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 EMF 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 heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22061.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Products affected by CVE-2023-42085
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-42085
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 16 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-42085
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
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Zero Day Initiative | 2024-05-03 |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-42085
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A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().Assigned by: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2023-42085
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1389/
ZDI-23-1389 | Zero Day Initiative
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https://www.tracker-software.com/support/security-bulletins.html
PDF-XChange Co Ltd :: Security Bulletins
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