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Foxit Reader: Use After Free (CVE-2022-37379)

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Foxit Reader: Use After Free (CVE-2022-37379)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/29/2023
Created
05/05/2023
Added
04/20/2023
Modified
04/20/2023

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.2.1.53537. 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 the AFSpecial_KeystrokeEx method. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-17168.

Solution(s)

  • foxit-reader-upgrade-12_0_1

References

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