CVE-2022-42423
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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-18716.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange editor
- Source
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
References
- https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/historyRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1390/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/historyRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1390/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.