PT-2022-26378 · Tracker Software Products · Pdf-Xchange Editor

Mat Powell · Published 2022-10-07 · Updated 2024-11-27 · CVE-2022-42377

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PDF-XChange Editor (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. User interaction is required, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The flaw exists within the parsing of U3D files due to the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, resulting in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Memory Corruption

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-42377

ZDI-22-1367

Affected Products

Pdf-Xchange Editor

References · 6

• https://tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1367 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42377 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42377 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/56906 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/42891 · Telegram Post