CVE-2022-42420 is a critical vulnerability affecting PDF-XChange Editor, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The flaw lies in the parsing of TIF files, where crafted data can lead to a write past the end of an allocated buffer. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant risk, as it can result in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability if a user opens a malicious TIF file. While user interaction is required for exploitation, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.5.366.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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