CVE-2021-31454CWE-122

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.1.1.37576

High · published May 7, 2021

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
4%
Percentile
90.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.1.1.37576. 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 the Decimal element. A crafted leadDigits value in a Decimal element can trigger an overflow of a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-13095.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03971 · 90.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2021-05-07T20:16Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 MAY 20:16Z
    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.1.1.37576
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