Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-42415 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Tracker-Software Pdf-Xchange Editor

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
tracker-software
CWE-787

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 JP2 files. Crafted data in a JP2 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-18366.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Tracker-Software
68

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)