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CVE-2022-42420

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.

  • Published: Jan 26, 2023
  • Updated: Apr 14, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2022-42420
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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