Heap-based buffer overflow in NIS-Elements Viewer - CVE-2022-40655
Published: September 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67433
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40655
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Nikon Instruments
Affected software:
NIS-Elements Viewer
NIS-Elements Viewer
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the parsing of ND2 files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-40655
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.