VDB-224317 · CVE-2023-24308 · EUVD-2023-28364

Tracker Software PDF-XChange Editor 9.3 PDF File PDFXEditCore.x64.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Tracker Software PDF-XChange Editor 9.3. Impacted is an unknown function in the library PDFXEditCore.x64.dll of the component PDF File Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-24308. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Tracker Software PDF-XChange Editor 9.3. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality in the library PDFXEditCore.x64.dll of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A potential memory vulnerability due to insufficient input validation in PDFXEditCore.x64.dll in PDF-XChange Editor version 9.3 by Tracker Software may allow attackers to execute code when a user opens a crafted PDF file. The issue occurs when handling a large number of objects in a PDF file.

The weakness was disclosed 03/29/2023. The advisory is shared at sit.fraunhofer.de. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-24308 since 01/23/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/21/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-28364). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Document Reader Software

Vendor

Tracker Software

Name

PDF-XChange Editor

Version

License

free

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/23/2023 🔍
03/29/2023 +64 days 🔍
03/29/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/21/2025 +937 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sit.fraunhofer.de
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-24308 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-24308
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224317
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2023 07:10
Updated: 10/21/2025 05:48
Changes: 03/29/2023 07:10 (39), 02/19/2025 17:40 (27), 10/21/2025 05:48 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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