CVE-2024-9255

CWE-416 — Use After Free3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
1.8%
top 17.39%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Foxit PDF EditorFoxit PDF Reader
Timeline
PublishedNov 22
Latest updateNov 23

Description

Foxit PDF Reader Annotation 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 handling of Annotation objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations…

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_reader2024.2.3.25184
▶CVEListV5foxit/pdf_reader2024.2.3.25184
▶NVDfoxit/pdf_editor12.0 — 12.1.7.15526+4

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-7vhx-c246-8ghc: Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2024-11-23
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CVEList
Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2024-11-22
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CVE-2024-9255 (HIGH CVSS 7.8) | Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-Aft | cvebase.io