PT-2023-31854 · Foxit · Foxit Pdf Reader

Mat Powell · Published 2023-12-20 · Updated 2024-05-03 · CVE-2023-51561

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description This issue allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations. User interaction is required, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The flaw exists within the parsing of PDF files due to the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, resulting in a read past the end of an allocated object. This can be leveraged in conjunction with other issues to execute arbitrary 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.

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-51561

ZDI-23-1862

Affected Products

Foxit Pdf Reader

References · 6

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1862 · Security Note
• https://foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51561 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-51561 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1786408567165116709 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/RedPacketSec/status/1737776252889563403 · Twitter Post