CVE-2023-33876

CWE-416Use After Free3 documents3 sources
Severity
8.8HIGH
EPSS
0.2%
top 54.48%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJul 19

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 12.1.2.15332 handles destroying annotations. Specially crafted Javascript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger reuse of a previously freed object, which can lead to memory corruption and result in 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 plugin

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

NVDfoxit/pdf_reader12.1.2.15332
CVEListV5foxit/foxit_reader12.1.2.15332

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2023-33876: A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 122023-07-19
GHSA
GHSA-8pc7-j27m-5m6c: A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 122023-07-19