CVE-2021-34950

HIGH

Foxit Pdf Editor < 10.1.5.37672 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Out-Of-Bounds Read 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 proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-14396.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1181/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0127
EPSS Percentile 79.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (4)
foxit/pdf_editor 11.0.0.49893
foxit/pdf_editor 11.0.1.49938
foxit/pdf_editor < 10.1.5.37672
foxit/pdf_reader < 11.0.1.49938
Published May 07, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026