Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 Annotation objects. 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 in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21083.
History

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +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_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Foxit pdf Editor
Microsoft
Microsoft windows

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T01:59:12.140Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:30:14.072Z

Reserved: 2023-07-12T15:22:20.621Z

Link: CVE-2023-38113

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:30:14.072Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T02:15:55.037

Modified: 2025-08-12T18:59:22.643

Link: CVE-2023-38113

cve-icon Redhat

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