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CVE-2023-38115 Details

Description

Foxit PDF Reader AcroForm Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader. 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 Doc objects. 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 buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21256.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:3.3 LOWVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-993/ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-993/ [email protected]Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
foxit pdf editor
<= 10.1.12.37872
>= 11.0.0, <= 11.2.6.53790
>= 12.0.0, <= 12.1.2.15332

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
foxit pdf reader
<= 12.1.2.15332

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-38115
NVD Published Date:
May 3, 2024
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2023-38115 Details - Not Deferred