Foxit PDF Reader Doc Object use after free

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Foxit PDF Reader. Affected is an unknown function of the component Doc Object Handler. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-7722. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Foxit PDF Reader (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code of the component Doc Object Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Foxit PDF Reader Doc Object 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 Doc 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-23702.

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-7722 since 08/12/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 207903 (Foxit PDF Editor < 12.1.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (207903). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Document Reader Software

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• Foxit

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• PDF Reader

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• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.foxitsoftware.com/

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