CVE-2023-51559 Foxit PDF Reader Doc Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2024-05-0302:14:59

CWE-125

zdi

www.cve.org

foxit pdf reader

out-of-bounds read

remote code execution

user interaction

malicious file

zdi-can-22258

3.3 Low

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

6.8 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

29.0%

JSON

Foxit PDF Reader Doc Out-Of-Bounds Read 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 Doc objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22258.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Foxit",
    "product": "PDF Reader",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "2023.2.0.21408",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unknown"
  }
]