VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-40658

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.81%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-09-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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 file can trigger a write 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-15166.

Weakness classification

  • zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com: CWE-787
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Primary references