| CVE ID | CVE-2022-43616 |
| CVSS SCORE | 7.8, (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Corel |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Corel CorelDRAW Graphics Suite. 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 EMF images. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
01/26/22 – ZDI reported the vulnerability to the vendor. -- Mitigation: Given the nature of the vulnerability, the only salient mitigation strategy is to restrict interaction with the application. |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative |