CVE-2023-27331: Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. U...

Summary

Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free 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 pag...

What to do

Update foxit pdf_reader to version 12.1.0.15250 or later.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
foxit	pdf_editor	< 10.1.10.37854 >= 11.0.0.49893, < 11.2.4.53774 >= 12.0.0.12394, < 12.1.0.15250 `cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::`
foxit	pdf_reader	< 12.1.0.15250 `cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader::::::::`

Original advisory text

Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. U...

Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free 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 Annotation objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-19475.

References

https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-225/ Third Party Advisory