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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-42398
CVE-2022-42398:
PDF-XChange Editor vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-42398 is a vulnerability discovered in PDF-XChange Editor that allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information. The vulnerability was reported on August 23, 2022, and publicly disclosed on October 7, 2022 (ZDI Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists within the parsing of PDF files. When parsing PDF files, the application can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer due to improper validation of user-supplied data. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.0 score of 3.3 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N), indicating a relatively low severity (ZDI Advisory).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to potentially execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process (ZDI Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
PDF-XChange has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. Users are advised to update to the latest version of PDF-XChange Editor (ZDI Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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