CVE-2023-42095

LOW

Foxit Pdf Editor < 10.1.12.37872 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

Foxit PDF Reader AcroForm Out-Of-Bounds Read 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 handling of Annotation objects. 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 buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21879.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1428/
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html

Scores

CVSS v3 3.3
EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 60.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (3)
foxit/pdf_editor 2023.1.0.15510
foxit/pdf_editor < 10.1.12.37872
foxit/pdf_reader < 12.1.3.15356
Published May 03, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026