CVE-2022-42403 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in PDF-XChange Editor, allowing remote code execution. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into opening a malicious PDF file, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While rated as high severity with a CVSS score of 7.8, there is currently no public exploit code, evidence of active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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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