vulnerability

Foxit Reader: Use After Free (CVE-2020-13548)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 10, 2021
Added
Feb 16, 2021
Modified
Apr 7, 2026

Description

In Foxit Reader 10.1.0.37527, a specially crafted PDF document can trigger reuse of previously free memory which can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. If the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.

Solution

foxit-reader-upgrade-latest
Title
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