High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 29, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-43641
CVE-2022-43641
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 12.0.1.12430. 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 parsing of U3D files. 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-18894.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <12.0.2
- (no CPE)range: 12.0.1.12430
- (no CPE)range: 12.0.1.12430
Patches
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References
2- www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1661/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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