CVE-2021-34968 (GCVE-0-2021-34968)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-07 22:54 – Updated: 2024-08-04 00:26
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Summary
Foxit PDF Editor transitionToState Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Editor. 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 implementation of the transitionToState method. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-14370.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
zdi
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Foxit PDF Editor Affected: 11.0.0.49893
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