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CVE-2022-40656

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2022-09-15 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NIKON NIS-Elements Viewer 13.2.0.21165. 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 ND2 files. Crafted data in a ND2 file 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-15072.

Affected Platforms

Nikon Nis-Elements Viewer

Weakness Type

CWE-125, CWE-125

References