Foxit PDF Reader 2024.2.3.25184 AcroForms memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Foxit PDF Reader 2024.2.3.25184. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component AcroForms Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-12752. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Foxit PDF Reader 2024.2.3.25184. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component AcroForms Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Foxit PDF Reader AcroForm Memory Corruption 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 handling of AcroForms. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25345.

It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-12752 since 12/18/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213091 (Foxit PDF Editor < 11.2.12 / 12.1.9 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 (213091). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Document Reader Software

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• Foxit

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• PDF Reader

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• 2024.2.3.25184

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• free

Website

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

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