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Foxit Reader: Use After Free (CVE-2021-41781)

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Foxit Reader: Use After Free (CVE-2021-41781)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/29/2022
Created
05/05/2023
Added
04/20/2023
Modified
04/20/2023

Description

Foxit PDF Reader before 11.1 and PDF Editor before 11.1, and PhantomPDF before 10.1.6, allow attackers to trigger a use-after-free and execute arbitrary code because JavaScript is mishandled.

Solution(s)

  • foxit-reader-upgrade-11_1

References

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