CVE-2022-42418

Summary

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 Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-822: CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1387/

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical Impact: total

References

• https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1387/

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