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CVE-2024-8816: CWE-416: Use After Free in PDF-XChange PDF-XChange Editor

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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-8816cvecve-2024-8816cwe-416
Published: Fri Nov 22 2024 (11/22/2024, 21:03:29 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: PDF-XChange
Product: PDF-XChange Editor

Description

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-24211.

Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
zdi
Date Reserved
2024-09-13T18:14:45.547Z
Cvss Version
3.0
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 699f6b34b7ef31ef0b54f482

Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:35:48 PM

Last updated: 2/26/2026, 7:53:34 AM

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