CVE-2022-42398 (pdf-xchange_editor)

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 PDF files. Crafted data in a PDF file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the …

attackers buffer code cve data editor end exploit file files flaw information malicious parsing pdf sensitive information target trigger vulnerabilities vulnerability