First published: Thu Jan 26 2023(Updated: )
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 JP2 files. Crafted data in a JP2 file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18368.
Credit: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Tracker-software Pdf-xchange Editor | <9.5.366.0 | |
PDF-XChange PDF-XChange Editor |
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CVE-2022-42413 is a vulnerability in PDF-XChange Editor that allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information.
To exploit this vulnerability, the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file, requiring user interaction.
PDF-XChange Editor versions up to 9.5.366.0 are affected by CVE-2022-42413.
CVE-2022-42413 has a severity rating of medium with a CVSS score of 5.5.
It is recommended to update PDF-XChange Editor to a version that is not affected by CVE-2022-42413.