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CVE-2022-42403

HIGH
7.8

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 PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18892.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8
SeverityHIGH
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorLOCAL
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionREQUIRED
Published1/26/2023
Last Modified11/27/2024
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122CWE-787

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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