CVE-2024-9254
HIGHFoxit PDF Editor < 11.2.10.53951 and PDF Reader < 2024.2.3.25184 - Use-After-Free in Annotation Handling
Title source: llmDescription
Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25173.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1307/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0161
EPSS Percentile
82.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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-416
Status
published
Products (4)
foxit/pdf_editor
< 11.1.9.0524
foxit/pdf_editor
< 11.2.10.53951
foxit/pdf_reader
< 2024.2.2.64388
foxit/pdf_reader
< 2024.2.3.25184
Published
Nov 22, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026