CVE-2021-34972

Foxit PDF Reader AcroForm Use-After-Free 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 processing of AcroForms. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-14975.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:11.0.0.49893:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:11.0.1.49938:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Aug 2025, 15:59

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1203/ - () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1203/ - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html - () https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html - Vendor Advisory
First Time Foxit
Foxit pdf Editor
Microsoft windows
Microsoft
Foxit pdf Reader
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
CPE cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:11.0.1.49938:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:11.0.0.49893:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

07 May 2024, 23:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-05-07 23:15

Updated : 2025-08-13 15:59


NVD link : CVE-2021-34972

Mitre link : CVE-2021-34972


JSON object : View

Products Affected

foxit

  • pdf_reader
  • pdf_editor

microsoft

  • windows
CWE

No CWE.