CVE-2023-42096Use After Free in PDF Editor

CWE-416Use After Free3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
2.2%
top 15.52%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMay 3

Description

Foxit PDF Reader PDF File Parsing 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 parsing of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on

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_reader12.1.3.15356
CVEListV5foxit/pdf_reader12.1.3.15356
NVDfoxit/pdf_editor11.0.011.2.7.53812+3

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
Foxit PDF Reader PDF File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2024-05-03
GHSA
GHSA-9g94-6q47-8pq5: Foxit PDF Reader PDF File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2024-05-03
CVE-2023-42096 — Use After Free in Foxit PDF Editor | cvebase