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CVE-2024-8830

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2024-11-22 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

PDF-XChange Editor XPS 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 XPS 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 buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-24315.

Affected Platforms

Pdf-Xchange Pdf-Xchange EditorPdf-Xchange Pdf-Tools

Weakness Type

CWE-787

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