CVE-2022-32774Use After Free in Reader

CWE-416Use After Free3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 32.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedNov 21

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 12.0.1.12430. By prematurely deleting objects associated with pages, a specially-crafted PDF document can trigger the reuse of previously freed memory, which can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially-crafted, malicious site if the browser plug

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

NVDfoxit/pdf_reader12.0.1.12430
CVEListV5foxit/foxit_reader12.0.1.12430

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2022-32774: A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 122022-11-21
GHSA
GHSA-j49r-89v5-ghwr: A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 122022-11-21
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