CVE-2024-49576
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.011 · 67 %ileDEEUNLRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (21)
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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 (5)
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- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2093cnnvd
- https://www.foxit.com/pdf-reader/Patchcnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2093enisa_euvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2093ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2093ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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