CVE-2021-34968
HIGHFoxit PDF Editor - Use-After-Free in transitionToState
Title source: llmDescription
Foxit PDF Editor transitionToState 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 implementation of the transitionToState method. 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-14370.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1199/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
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