High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 26, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-42420
CVE-2022-42420
Description
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 TIF files. Crafted data in a TIF 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-18686.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <9.5.366.0
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 9.4.363.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/historynvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1388/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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