CVE-2022-24971: Foxit PDF Reader JPEG2000 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

First published: Fri Feb 18 2022(Updated: )

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.1.0.52543. 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 JPEG2000 images. 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 structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-15812.

Credit: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

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