CVE-2022-37381 — Use After Free in PDF Editor

CWE-416 — Use After FreeCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
2.1%
top 15.92%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Foxit PDF EditorFoxit PDF Reader
Timeline
PublishedMar 29

Description

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 AFSpecial_KeystrokeEx method. 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 …

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 Packages3 packages

▶NVDfoxit/pdf_reader< 12.0.1
▶CVEListV5foxit/pdf_reader11.2.1.53537
▶NVDfoxit/pdf_editor11.0.0 — 11.2.3+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-366x-2hwp-qq45: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11↗2023-03-29
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CVEList
CVE-2022-37381: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader↗2023-03-29
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