CVE-2022-42402

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 an embedded U3D object can trigger a read 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-18632.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.8 High

Status

Modified - zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

Published

2023-01-26

Last modified

2025-03-31

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected products

• Pdf-xchange Editor (Pdf-xchange)

References

• https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1369/