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nvd[email protected]NVD:CVE-2022-42417
HistoryJan 26, 2023 - 6:59 p.m.

CVE-2022-42417

2023-01-2618:59:58
CWE-125
web.nvd.nist.gov
2
vulnerability
pdf-xchange editor
remote code execution
tif files
zdi-can-18676

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

50.7%

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 read 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-18676.

Affected configurations

Nvd
Node
tracker-softwarepdf-xchange_editorRange<9.5.366.0
VendorProductVersionCPE
tracker-softwarepdf-xchange_editor*cpe:2.3:a:tracker-software:pdf-xchange_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

50.7%

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