CVE-2022-24960
Use after free vulnerability in PDFTron SDK
CVE-2022-24960 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Pdftron, published March 9, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.5 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.58%EPSS, 48th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
A use after free vulnerability was discovered in PDFTron SDK version 9.2.0. A crafted PDF can overwrite RIP with data previously allocated on the heap. This issue affects: PDFTron PDFTron SDK 9.2.0 on OSX; 9.2.0 on Linux; 9.2.0 on Windows.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Use after free vulnerability in PDFTron SDK
A use after free vulnerability was discovered in PDFTron SDK version 9.2.0. A crafted PDF can overwrite RIP with data previously allocated on the heap. This issue affects: PDFTron PDFTron SDK 9.2.0 on OSX; 9.2.0 on Linux; 9.2.0 on Windows.
- Record
CVE-2022-24960- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-29712
A use after free vulnerability was discovered in PDFTron SDK version 9.2.0. A crafted PDF can overwrite RIP with data previously allocated on the heap. This issue affects: PDFTron PDFTron SDK 9.2.0 on OSX; 9.2.0 on Linux; 9.2.0 on Windows.
- Record
EUVD-2022-29712- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8336-f5fq-9373
A use after free vulnerability was discovered in PDFTron SDK version 9.2.0. A crafted PDF can...
A use after free vulnerability was discovered in PDFTron SDK version 9.2.0. A crafted PDF can overwrite RIP with data previously allocated on the heap. This issue affects: PDFTron PDFTron SDK 9.2.0 on OSX; 9.2.0 on Linux; 9.2.0 on Windows.
- Record
GHSA-8336-f5fq-9373- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A use after free vulnerability was discovered in PDFTron SDK version 9.2.0. A crafted PDF can overwrite RIP with data previously allocated on the heap. This issue affects: PDFTron PDFTron SDK 9.2.0 on OSX; 9.2.0 on Linux; 9.2.0 on Windows.
- Record
CVE-2022-24960- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.