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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References
        | Link | Providers | 
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| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-853/ |     | 
History
                    Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| First Time appeared | Oxinst Oxinst imaris Viewer | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:oxinst:imaris_viewer:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products | Oxinst Oxinst imaris Viewer | 
Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| First Time appeared | Oxford Instruments Oxford Instruments imaris Viewer | |
| Vendors & Products | Oxford Instruments Oxford Instruments imaris Viewer | 
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 18:15:00 +0000
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| Metrics | ssvc 
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Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:15:00 +0000
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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 | |
| References |  | |
| Metrics | cvssV3_0 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    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
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-09-03T18:06:16.245Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-09-02T20:15:40.047
Modified: 2025-09-15T14:43:01.750
Link: CVE-2025-9274
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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