Foxit PDF Reader Doc Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. 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 handling of Doc objects. 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 buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22258.
History

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Foxit pdf Editor
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:13.0.0.21632:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:13.0.0.61829:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:2023.1.0.15510:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:2023.1.0.55583:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:2023.2.0.21408:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:2023.2.0.61611:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Foxit pdf Editor
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:40:34.002Z

Reserved: 2023-12-20T20:38:20.865Z

Link: CVE-2023-51559

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:40:34.002Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T03:16:14.627

Modified: 2025-08-13T15:39:46.403

Link: CVE-2023-51559

cve-icon Redhat

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