What is CVE-2024-8838?

CVE-2024-8838 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pdf-xchange Pdf-tools, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2024-8838?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Pdf-xchange Pdf-tools

CVE-2024-8838

PDF-XChange Editor XPS File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (30.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pdf-xchange Pdf-tools — versions 10.3.0.386
Pdf-xchange Editor — versions 10.3.0.386
Pdf-xchange Pdf-xchange_editor — versions 10.3.0.386

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8838?: CVE-2024-8838 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pdf-xchange Pdf-tools, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2024-8838?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.