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CVE-2022-42397

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Published at: - 26-01-2023 07:59
Last modified: - 27-01-2023 09:28
Total changes: - 2

Description

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 XPS files. Crafted data in an XPS 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-18279.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Low
Attack complexity
Local
Attack vector
None
Availability
High
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Privileges required
Unchanged
Scope
Required
User interaction
5.5
Base score
1.8
3.6
Exploitability score
Impact score
 

Verification logic

 

Reference

  • N/A-Vendor Advisory
  • N/A-Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
 


Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2022-42397

 

CVE

 

Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

CVSS

 

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Security

 

Vulnerabilities

 

Exposures

 

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