Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.2.2.53575. 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 PDF files. Crafted data in a PDF file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-17516.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1060/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0201
EPSS Percentile
83.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/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 (3)
foxit/pdf_editor
12.0.0.12394
foxit/pdf_editor
< 10.1.9
foxit/pdf_reader
< 12.0.1
Published
Mar 29, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026