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High · 7.8 CVE-2019-6769 EUVD-2019-16327GHSA-r5wp-6p3j-7xrj

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.4.1.16828. User interact…

Published Jun 3, 2019 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.4.1.16828. 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 removeField method when processing AcroForms. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-8165.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Foxit Reader 9.4.1.16828 —

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