{"id":"CVE-2023-32158","aliases":["EUVD-2023-36426","GHSA-rxf3-4j6q-q549"],"status":"published","title":"PDF-XChange Editor PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","description":"PDF-XChange Editor PDF 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.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the parsing of PDF files. Crafted data in a PDF file can trigger 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. 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