CVE-2021-31449
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.1.1.37576.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
This 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 handling of U3D objects embedded in PDF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing further free operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-13280.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.82% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Affected
- foxitsoftware/foxit reader · foxitsoftware/phantompdf
- Source
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
References
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpVendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-538/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpVendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-538/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.