CVEvulnerability
CVE-2024-49576
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- 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 2024.3.0.26795 handles a checkbox CBF_Widget 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 editor (<= 11.2.11.54113)
• foxit pdf editor (>= 12.0.0 <= 12.1.8.15703)
• foxit pdf editor (>= 13.0.0 <= 13.1.4.23147)
• foxit pdf editor (>= 2023.1.0.15510 <= 2023.3.0.23028)
• foxit pdf editor (>= 2024.1.0.23997 <= 2024.3.0.26795)
• foxit pdf reader (<= 2024.3.0.26795)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-416 Use After Free weakness
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2093 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2093 Exploit, Third Party Advisory