CVE-2021-41780 (GCVE-0-2021-41780)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-29 04:54 – Updated: 2024-08-04 03:15
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Foxit PDF Reader before 11.1 and PDF Editor before 11.1, and PhantomPDF before 10.1.6, allow attackers to trigger a use-after-free and execute arbitrary code because JavaScript is mishandled.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-08 16:11 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| foxit | pdf_reader |
Affected:
- , ≤ 11.0.1.49938
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| foxit | pdf_editor |
Affected:
- , ≤ 10.1.5.37672
(custom)
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| foxit | pdf_editor |
Affected:
11.0.1.49938
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:11.0.1.49938:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| foxit | pdf_editor |
Affected:
11.0.0.49893
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:11.0.0.49893:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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