CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2022-40662

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer 1.2100.1483.0. 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 TIF images. Crafted data in a TIF image can trigger a read 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-15351.

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1218/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:nikon:nis-elements_viewer:1.2100.1483.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2022-09-15 04:15

Updated : 2022-09-17 03:45

NVD link : CVE-2022-40662

Mitre link : CVE-2022-40662

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-125

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