CVE-2022-3159: siemens jt2go Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-3159 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in siemens jt2go. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-01-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-01-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The APDFL.dll contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that could be triggered while parsing specially crafted PDF files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.