CVE-2022-3160: siemens jt2go Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-3160 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in siemens jt2go. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

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

Description

The APDFL.dll contains an out-of-bounds write past the fixed-length heap-based buffer while parsing specially crafted PDF files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.