CVE-2023-42098

LOW

Foxit PDF Reader < 12.1.3.15356 - Use-After-Free in Annotation Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free 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 validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22037.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1431/

Scores

CVSS v3 3.3
EPSS 0.0063
EPSS Percentile 70.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/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-416
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