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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-8843

CVE-2024-8843: 
PDF-XChange Editor vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2024-8843 is a vulnerability discovered in PDF-XChange Editor affecting versions from 10.3.0.386 up to (excluding) 10.4.0.388. The vulnerability was disclosed on November 22, 2024, and involves an out-of-bounds read information disclosure issue in the JB2 file parsing functionality (ZDI Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists within the parsing of JB2 files in PDF-XChange Editor. The specific flaw stems from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. The impact is primarily focused on information disclosure, with no direct impact on integrity or availability of the system (ZDI Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 10.4.0.388 of PDF-XChange Editor. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability (ZDI Advisory).

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Source: This report was generated using AI

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