CVE-2021-34967

HIGH

Foxit PDF Editor < 10.1.5.37672 - Use-After-Free in Line Annotation Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Foxit PDF Editor Line Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Editor. 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-14368.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1198/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0172
EPSS Percentile 82.6%
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-416
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