A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software’s PDF Reader, version 12.1.2.15332. By prematurely deleting objects associated with pages, a specially crafted PDF document can trigger the reuse of previously freed memory, which can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.
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EUVD-2023-38016 | A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software’s PDF Reader, version 12.1.2.15332. By prematurely deleting objects associated with pages, a specially crafted PDF document can trigger the reuse of previously freed memory, which can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled. |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-04T19:16:29.026Z
Reserved: 2023-06-02T22:17:43.391Z
Link: CVE-2023-33866
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-08-02T15:54:12.758Z
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2023-07-19T14:15:10.297
Modified: 2025-11-04T20:16:29.583
Link: CVE-2023-33866
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