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Foxit Reader: Use After Free (CVE-2024-7725)

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Foxit Reader: Use After Free (CVE-2024-7725)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/21/2024
Created
10/22/2024
Added
10/21/2024
Modified
10/21/2024

Description

Foxit PDF Reader AcroForm 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 AcroForms. 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-23928.

Solution(s)

  • foxit-reader-upgrade-2024_2_3_25184

References

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