CVE-2022-43640 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-43640 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 29/03/2023 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: zdi | Vendor: Foxit | Product: PDF Reader
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-43640 Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 12.0.1.12430. 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 PDF files. Crafted data in a PDF file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18629.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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    User Interaction (UI)*
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    Integrity Impact (I)*
    Availability Impact (A)*

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-125
CWE Name: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
Source: Foxit

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).