Vulnerability · Published Sep 15, 2022 · Assigned by zdi
CVE-2022-40656
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds read in NIS-Elements Viewer from NIKON. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer 13.2.0.21165. 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 ND2 files. Crafted data in a ND2 file 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-15072.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NIKON | NIS-Elements Viewer | 13.2.0.21165 |
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H