CVE-2022-37372
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor.
Published 3 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
Summary
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-17809.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.78% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- PDF-XChange PDF-XChange Editor
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
- tracker-software.com /product/pdf-xchange-editor/history · x_transferred
- zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-22-1100/ · x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2022-37372
- NVD: CVE-2022-37372
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