CVE-2024-8821 : faille moyenne pdf-xchange pdf-tools (CVSS 5.5)

PDF-XChange Editor U3D File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability. 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 U3D files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-24216.

Sévérité

Moyenne (CVSS 5.5)

Vecteur CVSS

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation active

Non signalée par la CISA

Publication

22 nov. 2024

Dernière mise à jour

17 juin 2026

• pdf-xchange pdf-tools
• pdf-xchange pdf-xchange editor

• Fiche CVE-2024-8821 sur le NVD (NIST)
• zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1244/