Foxit Reader: Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2022-24908)

Foxit Reader: Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2022-24908)

Severity

7

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

03/28/2023

Created

05/05/2023

Added

04/20/2023

Modified

01/28/2025

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-16187.

Solution(s)

• foxit-reader-upgrade-11_2_1

References

• https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2022-24908
• CVE - 2022-24908
• https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-351/