High severity · published Mar 28, 2023
CVE-2022-24907
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.1.0.52543
7.8
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PR
PDF Reader · Foxit
11.1.0.52543 · source: vendor, NVD
PE
Pdf Editor · Foxit
before 10.1.7; 11.0.0 before 11.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24907
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24907
Vendor Advisory
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-350/
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