PT-2021-5378 · Foxit · Foxit Pdf Reader

R0Fm1A + 1 · Published 2021-08-05 · Updated 2024-05-08 · CVE-2021-34953

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Foxit PDF Reader (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of Annotation objects, resulting from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-457

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-06213

CVE-2021-34953

ZDI-21-1184

Affected Products

Foxit Pdf Reader

References · 12

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1184 · Security Note
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/671771 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-06213 · Security Note
• https://foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://safe-surf.ru/upload/VULN/VULN-20211130.5.pdf · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34953 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34953 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/79509 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1788295969580392941 · Twitter Post
• https://foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html?Security+updates+available+in+Foxit+PhantomPDF+10.1.62021-11-29+00%3A00%3A00 · Note
• https://tenable.com/plugins/nessus/154005 · Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021112906 · Note