CVE-2022-42418

2023-01-2618:59:58

CWE-822

CWE-119

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cve-2022-42418

pdf-xchange editor

remote code execution

tif files

vulnerability

exploit

zdi-can-18677

nvd

7.8 High

CVSS3

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

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

40.3%

JSON

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. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18677.

Affected configurations

Vulners

NVD

Node

tracker_softwarepdf-xchange_editorRange≤9.4.363.0

CPENameOperatorVersion
tracker-software:pdf-xchange_editortracker-software pdf-xchange editorlt9.5.366.0

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
tracker-software:pdf-xchange_editor	tracker-software pdf-xchange editor	lt	9.5.366.0

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "PDF-XChange",
    "product": "PDF-XChange Editor",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "9.4.363.0",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]