CVE-2022-42420CWE-787

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor

High · published January 26, 2023

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 TIF files. Crafted data in a TIF file can trigger a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18686.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00438 · 37.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2023-01-26T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 JAN 00:00Z
    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor
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