NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer 1.2100.1483.0 TIF Image Parser out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer 1.2100.1483.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component TIF Image Parser. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-40662. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer 1.2100.1483.0. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component TIF Image Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 image can trigger a read 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-15351.

The weakness was disclosed 09/15/2022 as ZDI-22-1218. The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-40662 since 09/13/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

09/13/2022 🔍
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04/29/2025 +957 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ZDI-22-1218
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-40662 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-40662
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-208692

Entryinfo

Created: 09/15/2022 22:03
Updated: 04/29/2025 23:29
Changes: 09/15/2022 22:03 (49), 10/18/2022 09:51 (11), 01/07/2025 20:54 (15), 04/29/2025 23:29 (3)
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