CVE-2022-24356

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Last Modified on: 02/28/2022 07:04:00 PM UTC

CVE-2022-24356

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Certain versions of Macos from Apple contain the following vulnerability:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader Foxit reader 11.0.1.0719 macOS. 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 OnMouseExit method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-14848.

CVE-2022-24356 has been assigned by [email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
Affected Vendor/Software: Foxit - PDF Reader version Foxit reader 11.0.1.0719 macOS

CVSS3 Score: 8.8 - HIGH

Attack Vector ^ⓘ	Attack Complexity	Privileges Required	User Interaction
NETWORK	LOW	NONE	REQUIRED
Scope	Confidentiality Impact	Integrity Impact	Availability Impact
UNCHANGED	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH

CVSS2 Score: 6.8 - MEDIUM

Access Vector^ⓘ	Access Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	MEDIUM	NONE
Confidentiality Impact	Integrity Impact	Availability Impact
PARTIAL	PARTIAL	PARTIAL

CVE References

Description	Tags ^ⓘ	Link
Security Bulletins \| Foxit	www.foxit.com text/html	MISC www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
ZDI-22-267 \| Zero Day Initiative	www.zerodayinitiative.com text/html	MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-267/

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Related QID Numbers

376848 Foxit PDF Reader and Foxit PDF Editor Prior to 11.1.1 for Mac Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Operating System	Apple	Macos	-	All	All	All
Application	Foxit	Pdf Editor	All	All	All	All
Application	Foxit	Pdf Reader	All	All	All	All

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Discovery Credit

DoHyun Lee(@l33d0hyun)

Social Mentions

Source	Title	Posted (UTC)
@CVEreport	CVE-2022-24356 : This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…	2022-02-28 19:30:32
/r/netcve	CVE-2022-24356	2022-02-28 20:38:47