Headline

CVE-2022-37383: ZDI-22-1055

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.2.1.53537. 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. By performing actions in JavaScript, an attacker can trigger a read past the end of an allocated 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-17111.

1 year ago

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August 5th, 2022

Foxit PDF Reader Doc Object Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability****ZDI-22-1055
ZDI-CAN-17111

CVE ID

CVE-2022-37383

CVSS SCORE

3.3, (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

AFFECTED VENDORS

Foxit

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

PDF Reader

VULNERABILITY DETAILS

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. By performing actions in JavaScript, an attacker can trigger a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Foxit has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html

DISCLOSURE TIMELINE

2022-05-26 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2022-08-05 - Coordinated public release of advisory

CREDIT

Suyue Guo and Wei You from Renmin University of China

BACK TO ADVISORIES

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