Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. 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 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 in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22037.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T02:13:10.448Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.414Z

Reserved: 2023-09-06T21:14:24.432Z

Link: CVE-2023-42098

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:16:50.414Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-03T03:15:47.140

Modified: 2024-05-03T12:49:24.027

Link: CVE-2023-42098

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