CVE-2022-24971

HIGH

Foxit Pdf Editor < 10.1.6.37749 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.1.0.52543. 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 parsing of JPEG2000 images. 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 structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-15812.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-319/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0101
EPSS Percentile 77.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (2)
foxit/pdf_editor < 10.1.6.37749
foxit/pdf_reader < 11.1.0.52543
Published Feb 18, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026