CVE-2024-28888

CWE-416Use After Free3 documents3 sources
Severity
8.8HIGH
EPSS
4.1%
top 11.43%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 2

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a checkbox field object. A specially crafted Javascript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger this vulnerability, 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 extension

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_reader2024.1.0.23997
CVEListV5foxit/foxit_reader2024.1.0.23997

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-v876-7vq8-2gf7: A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reade 20242024-10-02
CVEList
CVE-2024-28888: A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 20242024-10-02