A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit...
High severity
Unreviewed
Published
Oct 2, 2024
to the GitHub Advisory Database
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Oct 2, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Oct 2, 2024
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reade 2024.1.0.23997 handles a checkbox field object. A specially crafted Javascript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger this vulnerability, which can lead to memory corruption and result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.
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