CVE-2022-24960 Use after free vulnerability in PDFTron SDK
A crafted PDF can trigger a use-after-free in PDFTron SDK, potentially allowing arbitrary code execution on affected systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-24960?
CVE-2022-24960 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24960?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pdftron Pdftron.
How do I fix CVE-2022-24960?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2022-24960 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24960 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8336-f5fq-9373.