CVE-2024-30341

Code execution via Doc object bounds failure

Published Apr 2, 2024 · Updated Feb 27, 2025

Out-of-bounds read in Doc object handling in Foxit PDF Reader 2023.3.0.23028 allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted PDF. The Doc object parser fails to validate user-supplied data before reading past the end of an allocated buffer. A target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file; successful exploitation runs code in the current process.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.75%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds read in Doc object handling in Foxit PDF Reader 2023.3.0.23028 allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted PDF. The Doc object parser fails to validate user-supplied data before reading past the end of an allocated buffer. A target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file; successful exploitation runs code in the current process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-30341
Published
Apr 2, 2024
Updated
Feb 27, 2025
Vendor
Foxit Software
Product
Foxit PDF Reader
Classifications
CWE-125, T1203, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2023.3.0.23028

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Foxit Software · Foxit PDF Readerversion=2023.3.0.23028

Published CVSS scores

7.8Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution
T1204.002Malicious File

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