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CVE-2023-27331

Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.

Impact

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-19475.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
FoxitPdf Editor
before 10.1.10.37854
from 11.0.0.49893 before 11.2.4.53774
from 12.0.0.12394 before 12.1.0.15250
FoxitPdf Reader
before 12.1.0.15250

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