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National Vulnerability Database

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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2023-41257

Change History

New CVE Received by NIST 11/27/2023 11:15:11 AM

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Talos AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

								
								
					

					

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Talos CWE-843

								
								
					

					

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						Description
						
							
							
								
							
								

								
							
							
								
							
						
								
							
								
A type confusion vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 12.1.2.15356 handles field value properties.  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.

								
								
					

					

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Talos https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1838 [No types assigned]

								
								
					

					

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Talos https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1838 [No types assigned]