PT-2023-28267 · Foxit · Foxit Pdf Reader

Published 2023-09-12 · Updated 2024-05-23 · CVE-2023-42096

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 issue, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PDF files, resulting from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this issue 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 issue.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-42096

ZDI-23-1429

Affected Products

Foxit Pdf Reader

References · 6

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1429 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42096 · Vendor Advisory
• https://foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42096 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/80925 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1786771033019523529 · Twitter Post