Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. 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 handling of Annotation objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25174.
History

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Foxit pdf Editor
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
Vendors & Products Foxit pdf Editor
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Foxit
Foxit pdf Reader
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Foxit
Foxit pdf Reader
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 22 Nov 2024 21:30:00 +0000

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Description Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. 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 handling of Annotation objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25174.
Title Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-11-22T21:19:00.522Z

Updated: 2024-11-26T15:57:53.769Z

Reserved: 2024-09-26T19:34:12.411Z

Link: CVE-2024-9255

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-11-25T18:40:21.768Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-11-22T22:15:21.773

Modified: 2024-11-29T18:17:15.040

Link: CVE-2024-9255

cve-icon Redhat

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