PT-2024-9921 · Foxit · Foxit Pdf Reader

Mat Powell · Published 2024-09-13 · Updated 2025-08-08 · CVE-2024-12751

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 handling of AcroForms, resulting from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. 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

RCE

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-00031

CVE-2024-12751

ZDI-24-1737

Affected Products

Foxit Pdf Reader

References · 12

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1737 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12751 · Security Note
• https://foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-00031 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12751 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cveNotify/131476 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1873831311107846288 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/105794 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1873835338822476239 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/13963 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/xvonfers/status/1873848997733163453 · Twitter Post
• https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2024-12751 · Note