CVE-2021-34970
MEDIUMFoxit PDF Editor and Reader - Information Disclosure via Print Method Format String
Title source: llmDescription
Foxit PDF Reader print Method Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 implementation of the print method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it as a format specifier. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-14849.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1201/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0033
EPSS Percentile
24.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-134
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