CVE-2012-5324

critical
Published 2012-10-08 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
9.3
VIR risk
9.3

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the Pdf Printer Preferences ActiveX Control in pdfxctrl.dll in Tracker Software PDF-XChange 3.60.0128 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the (1) sub_path parameter to the StoreInRegistry function or (2) sub_key parameter to the InitFromRegistry function.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
tracker-softwarepdf-xchange3.60.0128

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.