CVE-2021-31454

HIGH

Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader < 10.1.3.37598 - Heap Buffer Overflow

Title source: rule

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.1.1.37576. 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 the Decimal element. A crafted leadDigits value in a Decimal element can trigger an overflow of a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-13095.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0307
EPSS Percentile 86.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-122
Status published

Affected Products (2)

foxitsoftware/foxit_reader < 10.1.3.37598
foxitsoftware/phantompdf < 9.7.5.29616

Timeline

Published May 07, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026