CVE-2023-42098
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2024-05-03T02:13:10.448Z
State: PUBLISHED
title: Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability
descriptions: value: Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22037.
affected: vendor: Foxit
product: PDF Reader
versions: version: 12.1.3.15356
status: affected
defaultStatus: unknown
problemTypes: descriptions: cweId: CWE-416
description: CWE-416: Use After Free
type: CWE
dateAssigned: 2023-09-06T16:25:45.361-05:00
datePublic: 2023-09-12T16:00:53.321-05:00
source: value: Anonymous
metrics: format: CVSS
cvssV3_0: version: 3.0
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
baseScore: 3.3
baseSeverity: LOW