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 PDF files. Crafted data in a PDF 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-18328.
Published: 2023-01-26
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-45474 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 PDF files. Crafted data in a PDF 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-18328.
History

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tracker-software:pdf-xchange_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Tracker-software
Tracker-software pdf-xchange Editor
Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor

Subscriptions

Pdf-xchange Pdf-xchange Editor
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-01T13:37:18.465Z

Reserved: 2022-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-42400

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:10:40.431Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-26T18:59:57.077

Modified: 2024-11-27T20:11:45.410

Link: CVE-2022-42400

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses