Foxit PDF Reader < 2024.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 207795

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Synopsis

A PDF viewer installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

According to its version, the Foxit PDF Reader application (previously named Foxit Reader) installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 2024.3. It is, therefore affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reade 2024.1.0.23997 handles a checkbox field object. A specially crafted Javascript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger this vulnerability, which can lead to memory corruption and result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled. (CVE-2024-28888)

- In Foxit PDF Reader before 2024.3, and PDF Editor before 2024.3 and 13.x before 13.1.4, an attacker can replace an update file with a Trojan horse via side loading, because the update service lacks integrity validation for the updater. Attacker-controlled code may thus be executed. (CVE-2024-41605)

- This type of vulnerability occurs when a program continues to use a pointer to memory after it has been freed, which can lead to various security issues. The vulnerability is likely triggered by manipulating checkbox operations in the affected application, which could potentially an attacker to cause denial of service (DoS) by repeatedly triggering the crash and leveraging the crash to gain unauthorized access or execute malicious code. (CVE-2024-9243)

- Addressed potential issues where the application could be exposed to a Use-After-Free vulnerability and crash when handling certain checkbox field objects, Doc objects, Annotation objects, or AcroForms, which attackers could exploit to execute remote code or disclose information. This occurs as the application uses a wild pointer or an object that has been freed without proper validation, fails to properly synchronize the annotation items when handling the Reply Note of an annotation using JavaScript, or fails to correctly update the font cache after deleting a page. (CVE-2024-28888, CVE-2024-7722, CVE-2024-7723, CVE-2024-7724, CVE-2024-7725, CVE-2024-9243, CVE-2024-9246, CVE-2024-9250, CVE-2024-9252, CVE-2024-9253, CVE-2024-9251, CVE-2024-9254, CVE-2024-9255, CVE-2024-9256) (CVE-2024-9246, CVE-2024-9252)

- The vulnerability could cause the application to crash when parsing certain PDF files, potentially leading to denial of service (DoS) attacks. (CVE-2024-9250)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Foxit PDF Reader version 2024.3 or later

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 207795

File Name: foxit_reader_2024_3.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 9/26/2024

Updated: 12/2/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-9254

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Foxit Reader, SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/26/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-28888, CVE-2024-38393, CVE-2024-41605, CVE-2024-48618, CVE-2024-9243, CVE-2024-9244, CVE-2024-9245, CVE-2024-9246, CVE-2024-9247, CVE-2024-9248, CVE-2024-9249, CVE-2024-9250, CVE-2024-9251, CVE-2024-9252, CVE-2024-9253, CVE-2024-9254, CVE-2024-9255, CVE-2024-9256

IAVA: 2024-A-0593

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