VULNERABILITY

Foxit Reader: Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2021-27270)

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Foxit Reader: Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2021-27270)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/30/2021
Created
04/05/2021
Added
04/05/2021
Modified
03/13/2025

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 10.1.0.37527. 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 JPEG2000 images. 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 structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-12230.

Solution(s)

  • foxit-reader-upgrade-latest

References

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