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Foxit Reader: Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2022-24907)

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Foxit Reader: Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2022-24907)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/28/2023
Created
05/05/2023
Added
04/20/2023
Modified
05/31/2023

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.1.0.52543. 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 JP2 images. Crafted data in a JP2 image can trigger 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-16186.

Solution(s)

  • foxit-reader-upgrade-11_2_1

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