CVE-2022-42409 is a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability affecting PDF-XChange Editor, stemming from a read past the end of an allocated buffer during PDF file parsing. Exploitation requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious PDF or visit a malicious page. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5, this local attack could lead to high confidentiality impact and potentially arbitrary code execution when chained with other vulnerabilities. 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:L/I:N/A:N
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