CVE-2022-42396: PDF-XChange Editor XPS File Parsing Untrusted Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
First published: Thu Jan 26 2023(Updated: )
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 XPS files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18278.
Credit: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Tracker-software Pdf-xchange Editor | <9.5.366.0 | |
| PDF-XChange PDF-XChange Editor |
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Reference Links
- collector/nvd-index
- collector/zdi-advisory
- alias/ZDI-22-1332
- alias/ZDI-CAN-18278
- alias/CVE-2022-42396
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/author
- agent/type
- vendor/tracker-software
- canonical/tracker-software pdf-xchange editor
- vendor/pdf-xchange
- canonical/pdf-xchange pdf-xchange editor