Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

published 2024-11-22 23 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-50288

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits: 0; none known

Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Out-Of-Bounds Write 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 Annotation objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write before the start of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-24173.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

foxit pdf_reader 2024.2.3.25184

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 23 mo ago (2024-11-25)

Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Foxit PDF Reader
foxit pdf_reader

Classification

Weakness

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

foxit.com /support/security-bulletins.html
vendor-advisory
zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-24-1300/
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-9247
NVD CVE-2024-9247

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Summary