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Foxit Reader: Unspecified Security Vulnerability (CVE-2022-24361)

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Foxit Reader: Unspecified Security Vulnerability (CVE-2022-24361)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/18/2022
Created
05/05/2023
Added
04/20/2023
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.1.0.52543. 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 JPEG2000 images. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-15811.

Solution(s)

  • foxit-reader-upgrade-latest

References

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