Out-of-bounds write in NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40658
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c2gj-fphg-qv3q
References
More NIKON Nis-elements Viewer vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-19305 Out-of-bounds read in NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-19298 Heap-based buffer overflow in NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-19306 Out-of-bounds read in NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-19302 Out-of-bounds write in NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-19300 Out-of-bounds write in NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-19304 Heap-based buffer overflow in NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-40658 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-40658 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c2gj-fphg-qv3q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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