A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 12.1.2.15356 handles a signature field. A specially crafted Javascript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger reuse of a previously freed object, which can lead to memory corruption and result in 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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Advisories
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 EUVD |
EUVD-2023-42372 | A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 12.1.2.15356 handles a signature field. A specially crafted Javascript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger reuse of a previously freed object, which can lead to memory corruption and result in 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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Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000
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Foxit
Foxit reader |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:foxit:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Foxit
Foxit reader |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-04T19:17:19.224Z
Reserved: 2023-09-08T16:47:44.441Z
Link: CVE-2023-38573
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-08-02T17:46:56.176Z
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2023-11-27T16:15:10.343
Modified: 2025-11-04T20:16:34.257
Link: CVE-2023-38573
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