PDF-XChange Editor JavaScript String Untrusted Pointer...
High severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 3, 2024
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated May 3, 2024
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
May 3, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 3, 2024
Last updated
May 3, 2024
PDF-XChange Editor JavaScript String Untrusted Pointer Dereference 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 handling of strings. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20730.
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