CVE-2022-37369
PDF-XChange Editor Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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 PDF files. Crafted data in a PDF 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-17724.
INFO
Published Date :
March 29, 2023, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 5, 2023, 6:12 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2022-37369.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history | Release Notes |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1097/ | Release Notes Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE-2022-37369 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 05, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history No Types Assigned https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1097/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1097/ Release Notes, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tracker-software:pdf-xchange_editor:9.3.361.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-37369 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-37369
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.68 }} 0.09%
score
0.80371
percentile