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HistoryAug 05, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

Foxit PDF Reader AFSpecial_KeystrokeEx Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2022-08-0500:00:00
Suyue Guo and Wei You from Renmin University of China
www.zerodayinitiative.com
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vulnerability
remote code execution
foxit pdf reader
afspecial_keystrokeex
user interaction
malicious page
malicious file
object validation

EPSS

0.006

Percentile

77.9%

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 AFSpecial_KeystrokeEx method. 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

EPSS

0.006

Percentile

77.9%