Oxford Instruments Imaris Viewer IMS File Parsing Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Oxford Instruments Imaris Viewer. 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 IMS files. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21657.
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Description | Oxford Instruments Imaris Viewer IMS File Parsing Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Oxford Instruments Imaris Viewer. 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 IMS files. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21657. | |
Title | Oxford Instruments Imaris Viewer IMS File Parsing Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | |
Weaknesses | CWE-824 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2025-09-02T20:00:30.483Z
Updated: 2025-09-03T18:06:19.869Z
Reserved: 2025-08-20T18:13:59.642Z
Link: CVE-2025-9274

Updated: 2025-09-03T18:06:16.245Z

Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-09-02T20:15:40.047
Modified: 2025-09-04T15:36:56.447
Link: CVE-2025-9274

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