PT-2022-26420 · Pdf Xchange · Pdf-Xchange Editor

Rocco Calvi + 1 · Published 2022-10-07 · Updated 2024-11-27 · CVE-2022-42418

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. It requires user interaction, such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file. The flaw exists within the parsing of TIF files due to the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. 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.

Untrusted Pointer Dereference

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-822

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-42418

ZDI-22-1387

Affected Products

Pdf-Xchange Editor

References · 4

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1387 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42418 · Vendor Advisory
• https://tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42418 · Security Note