CVE-2022-24960

Use after free vulnerability in PDFTron SDK

Description

A use after free vulnerability was discovered in PDFTron SDK version 9.2.0. A crafted PDF can overwrite RIP with data previously allocated on the heap. This issue affects: PDFTron PDFTron SDK 9.2.0 on OSX; 9.2.0 on Linux; 9.2.0 on Windows.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Upgrade to 9.2.0 stable: https://www.pdftron.com/nightly/#stable/2022-02-08/9.2/

Workaround:

  • No known workarounds exist.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.25%
Vendor Advisory pdftron.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.pdftron.com/nightly/#stable/2022-02-08/9.2/ vendor advisory
https://github.com/suletm/security_research/blob/main/CVE/CVE-2022-24960.json third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-24960?
CVE-2022-24960 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-24960?
To fix CVE-2022-24960: Upgrade to 9.2.0 stable: https://www.pdftron.com/nightly/#stable/2022-02-08/9.2/
Is CVE-2022-24960 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-24960 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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