gsd-2022-42420
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:19
Details
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-18686.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2022-42420


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{
   GSD: {
      alias: "CVE-2022-42420",
      description: "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-18686.",
      id: "GSD-2022-42420",
   },
   gsd: {
      metadata: {
         exploitCode: "unknown",
         remediation: "unknown",
         reportConfidence: "confirmed",
         type: "vulnerability",
      },
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         aliases: [
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         ],
         details: "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-18686.",
         id: "GSD-2022-42420",
         modified: "2023-12-13T01:19:10.688859Z",
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      },
   },
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                  privilegesRequired: "NONE",
                  scope: "UNCHANGED",
                  userInteraction: "REQUIRED",
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         },
         lastModifiedDate: "2023-01-28T03:49Z",
         publishedDate: "2023-01-26T18:59Z",
      },
   },
}


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