This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.0.1.35811. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the Annotation objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-11657.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2020-10-13T17:10:48

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:53:17.421Z

Reserved: 2020-08-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-17417

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-10-13T17:15:14.903

Modified: 2020-10-19T19:06:51.540

Link: CVE-2020-17417

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