Vulnerability · Published Mar 28, 2023 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2022-24907

High 7.8

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A high-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 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.1.0.52543. 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 parsing of JP2 images. Crafted data in a JP2 image can trigger 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-16186.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Foxit	PDF Reader	11.1.0.52543

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

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Affected products (as reported)

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