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 XPS 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-18278.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2023-01-26T00:00:00

Updated: 2023-01-26T00:00:00

Reserved: 2022-10-03T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2022-42396

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2023-01-26T18:59:56.797

Modified: 2023-01-27T19:30:27.790


Link: CVE-2022-42396

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