CVE-2022-43640

2023-03-2919:15:20

CWE-125

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cve-2022-43640

foxit pdf reader

vulnerability

remote attack

sensitive information disclosure

pdf parsing

arbitrary code execution

zdi-can-18629

nvd

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

4.4 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.013 Low

EPSS

Percentile

86.0%

JSON

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 12.0.1.12430. 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 parsing of PDF files. Crafted data in a PDF file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18629.

Affected configurations

Vulners

NVD

Node

foxitpdf_readerRange≤12.0.1.12430

CPENameOperatorVersion
foxit:pdf_editorfoxit pdf editorlt10.1.10
foxit:pdf_editorfoxit pdf editorlt11.2.4
foxit:pdf_editorfoxit pdf editorlt12.0.2
foxit:pdf_readerfoxit pdf readerlt12.0.2

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
foxit:pdf_editor	foxit pdf editor	lt	10.1.10
foxit:pdf_editor	foxit pdf editor	lt	11.2.4
foxit:pdf_editor	foxit pdf editor	lt	12.0.2
foxit:pdf_reader	foxit pdf reader	lt	12.0.2

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Foxit",
    "product": "PDF Reader",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "12.0.1.12430",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]