Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2023-51559Foxit PDF Reader Doc Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity out-of-bounds read in PDF Reader from Foxit. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)3.3Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Foxit PDF Reader Doc 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 Doc 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22258.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Foxit	PDF Reader	2023.2.0.21408

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

ZDI-23-1872 x_research-advisory