CVE-2023-39498

PDF-XChange Editor JPG File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write 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 JPG files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-19948.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1142/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1142/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:9.5.366.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.5.366.0:::::::*

History

19 May 2025, 14:30

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:9.5.366.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.5.366.0:::::::*
References	~~() https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1142/ -~~	() https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1142/ - Third Party Advisory
First Time		Pdf-xchange Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor Pdf-xchange pdf-tools

Information

Published : 2024-05-03 03:15

Updated : 2025-05-19 14:30

NVD link : CVE-2023-39498

Mitre link : CVE-2023-39498

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-39498

JSON object : View

Products Affected

pdf-xchange

pdf-xchange_editor
pdf-tools

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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