CVE-2024-12751
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 33 %ileDEEUNLRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Foxit PDF Reader AcroForm Out-Of-Bounds Read 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 read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25344.
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affected products (22)
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advisories (2)
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- NCSC-2024-0500Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Foxit PDF Reader en PDF EditorNL2024-12-31csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Foxit heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Foxit PDF Reader.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-3711Foxit PDF Editor und Foxit Reader: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-12-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein authentifizierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Foxit PDF Editor und Foxit Reader ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen preiszugeben oder Daten zu manipulieren.
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references (6)
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- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1737/cnnvd
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1737/enisa_euvd
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1737/Third Party Advisorynvd
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