CVE-2021-31473 - This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.1.3.37598

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HIGH

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.1.3.37598

Published May 21, 2021

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 7.68%

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.1.3.37598. 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 browseForDoc function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-13523.

Affected products

Vendor Foxit Product Reader Default
n/a
- Version
  10.1.3.37598
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Foxit

Reader

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
10.1.3.37598	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

References (3)

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-18373
Advisory
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-561/
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Link	Providers	Tags
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-18373		Advisory
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php		x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-561/		x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry