CVE-2022-42403

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

27 Nov 2024, 20:11

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First Time Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor
CPE cpe:2.3:a:tracker-software:pdf-xchange_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

21 Nov 2024, 07:24

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-01-26 18:59

Updated : 2024-11-27 20:11


NVD link : CVE-2022-42403

Mitre link : CVE-2022-42403

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-42403


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Products Affected

pdf-xchange

  • pdf-xchange_editor
CWE
CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write