CVE-2023-40468 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in PDF-XChange Editor and PDF-XChange PDF-Tools, allowing remote attackers to disclose sensitive information. The vulnerability, rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), requires user interaction, typically opening a malicious EMF file, to trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. While it primarily leads to information disclosure, it could be chained with other vulnerabilities for arbitrary code execution. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.5.367.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:9.5.367.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.5.367.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.5.367.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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