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-18703.
References
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https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1393/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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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-2022-42421
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2023-01-26T18:59:58.517
Modified: 2023-01-28T03:49:40.057
Link: CVE-2022-42421
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