CVE-2021-34962 — Use After Free in PDF Editor

CWE-416 — Use After Free3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.7%
top 17.59%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Foxit PDF EditorFoxit PDF Reader
Timeline
PublishedMay 7
Latest updateMay 8

Description

Foxit PDF Editor Caret Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Editor. 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 oper…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDfoxit/pdf_editor10.1.5.37672+2
▶CVEListV5foxit/pdf_editor11.0.0.49893
▶NVDfoxit/pdf_reader11.0.1.49938

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-9r4v-xvm9-5c6m: Foxit PDF Editor Caret Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2024-05-08
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CVEList
Foxit PDF Editor Caret Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2024-05-07
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CVE-2021-34962 — Use After Free in Foxit PDF Editor | cvebase