PT-2024-6699 · Foxit · Foxit Pdf Reader

Published 2024-06-12 · Updated 2024-11-29 · CVE-2024-9249

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: The issue is related to a buffer overflow operation in the memory of Foxit PDF Reader, which can be exploited by opening a specially crafted PDF file. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. User interaction is required, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific 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 buffer.

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

RCE

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-07908

CVE-2024-9249

ZDI-24-1301

Affected Products

Foxit Pdf Reader

References · 11

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-07908 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1301 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9249 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9249 · Security Note
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/712422 · Security Note
• https://foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CCBalert/status/1841405932191821959 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1860073446170067334 · Twitter Post
• https://foxit.com/ru/support/security-bulletins.html · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1839436490964648086 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/dailycve/status/1862577378737692942 · Twitter Post