CVE-2022-37374

Published Mar 29, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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 PNG files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18068.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-40008 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 PNG files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18068.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tracker-software:pdf-xchange_editor:9.3.361.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.3.361.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Tracker-software
Tracker-software pdf-xchange Editor
Pdf-xchange
Pdf-xchange pdf-xchange Editor
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
zdi
Published
Updated
Feb 18, 2025, 5:32 PM
Reserved
Aug 2, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 29, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:54 AM