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CVE-2024-9254

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-25173.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
FoxitPdf Editor
through 11.2.10.53951
from 12.0 through 12.1.7.15526
from 13.0 through 13.1.3.22478
from 2023.0 through 2023.3.0.23028
from 2024.0 through 2024.2.3.25184
through 11.1.9.0524
FoxitPdf Reader
through 2024.2.3.25184
through 2024.2.2.64388

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