CVEvulnerability
CVE-2024-28888
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2024-10-02
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 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.
Affected configurations
• foxit pdf reader 2024.1.0.23997
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-416 Use After Free weakness
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1967 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1967 www.talosintelligence.com