CVEvulnerability

CVE-2021-34971

7.8 HIGH Published 2024-05-07 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2024-05-07
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-122

Description

Foxit PDF Reader JPG2000 File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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 parsing of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-14812.

Affected configurations

• foxit pdf editor (<= 10.1.5.37672) • foxit pdf editor 11.0.0.49893 • foxit pdf editor 11.0.1.49938 • foxit pdf reader (<= 11.0.1.49938)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow weakness

References