CVE-2022-43614

Code execution via GIF parser out-of-bounds write

Published Mar 29, 2023 · Updated Feb 14, 2025

Out-of-bounds write in Corel Corporation's CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 23.5.0.506 allows remote attackers to execute code via a GIF. The GIF parser fails to validate user-supplied image data before writing past the end of an allocated object. The target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file, after which code runs in the context of the current process.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.87%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds write in Corel Corporation's CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 23.5.0.506 allows remote attackers to execute code via a GIF. The GIF parser fails to validate user-supplied image data before writing past the end of an allocated object. The target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file, after which code runs in the context of the current process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-43614
Published
Mar 29, 2023
Updated
Feb 14, 2025
Vendor
Corel Corporation
Product
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
Classifications
CWE-787, T1203, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 29, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=23.5.0.506

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Corel Corporation · CorelDRAW Graphics Suiteversion=23.5.0.506

Published CVSS scores

7.8Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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