CVE-2024-25938
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a Barcode widget.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a Barcode widget. A specially crafted JavaScript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger reuse of a previously freed object, which can lead to memory corruption and result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 15.64% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- foxit/pdf editor · foxit/pdf reader
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
EPSS 15.6% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1958Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1958Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1958
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.