Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25174.
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Description | Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25174. | |
Title | Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | |
Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2024-11-22T21:19:00.522Z
Updated: 2024-11-22T21:19:00.522Z
Reserved: 2024-09-26T19:34:12.411Z
Link: CVE-2024-9255
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2024-11-22T22:15:21.773
Modified: 2024-11-22T22:15:21.773
Link: CVE-2024-9255
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