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CVE-2022-42406 Details

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 EMF files. Crafted data in an EMF 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-18369.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1359/ CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1359/ [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pdf-xchange pdf-xchange editor
< 9.5.366.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-42406
NVD Published Date:
Jan 26, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2022-42406 Details - Not Deferred