Foxit PDF Reader Annotation out-of-bounds

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Foxit PDF Reader. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Annotation. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-9246. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Foxit PDF Reader (the affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown part of the component Annotation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Out-Of-Bounds Read 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 Annotation objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-24135.

The advisory is shared for download at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-9246 since 09/26/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 207793 (Foxit PDF Editor < 13.1.4 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 (207793). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Document Reader Software

Vendor

• Foxit

Name

• PDF Reader

License

• free

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍

CVSSv4info

CVSSv3info

CVSSv2info

Exploitinginfo

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Countermeasuresinfo

Timelineinfo

Sourcesinfo

Entryinfo

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Discussion