CVE-2023-51559

Foxit PDF Reader Doc Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22258.
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_editor:13.0.0.21632:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:2023.1.0.15510:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:2023.2.0.21408:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:13.0.0.61829:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:2023.1.0.55583:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:2023.2.0.61611:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Aug 2025, 15:39

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1872/ - () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1872/ - Third Party Advisory
First Time Microsoft
Foxit
Foxit pdf Editor
Microsoft windows
Apple macos
Apple
Foxit pdf Reader
CPE cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:2023.2.0.21408:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:2023.1.0.55583:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:13.0.0.21632:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:2023.2.0.61611:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:2023.1.0.15510:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:13.0.0.61829:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 3.3

03 May 2024, 03:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-05-03 03:16

Updated : 2025-08-13 15:39


NVD link : CVE-2023-51559

Mitre link : CVE-2023-51559


JSON object : View

Products Affected

foxit

  • pdf_reader
  • pdf_editor

apple

  • macos

microsoft

  • windows
CWE

No CWE.