CVE-2021-31461

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-31461
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-05-07 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-05-14 16:28:00 UTC
DescriptionThis vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.1.1.37576. 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 the handling of app.media objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process Was ZDI-CAN-13333.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-843

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Foxitsoftware Phantompdf All All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Phantompdf All All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Phantompdf All All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Phantompdf All All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Reader All All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Reader All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletins | Foxit Software MISC www.foxitsoftware.com
ZDI-21-550 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 375563 Foxit Reader and Foxit PhantomPDF Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • 375946 Foxit Reader and Foxit PhantomPDF Multiple Vulnerabilities
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