CVE-2022-43640

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 12.0.1.12430. 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 parsing of PDF files. Crafted data in a PDF file can trigger 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-18629.

CVSS v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1660/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader::::::::

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

History

06 Apr 2023, 18:37

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html -~~	(MISC) https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html - Vendor Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1660/ -~~	(MISC) https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1660/ - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader::::::::
First Time		Foxit Foxit pdf Reader Foxit pdf Editor Microsoft Microsoft windows
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5

Information

Published : 2023-03-29 19:15

Updated : 2023-04-06 18:37

NVD link : CVE-2022-43640

Mitre link : CVE-2022-43640

JSON object : View

Products Affected

foxit

pdf_reader
pdf_editor

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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