CVE-2022-42378 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-42378 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 26/01/2023 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: zdi | Vendor: PDF-XChange | Product: PDF-XChange Editor
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-42378 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 U3D files. Crafted data in a U3D 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-18631.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-787
CWE Name: CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
Source: PDF-XChange

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).