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CVE-2022-27944:
Foxit PDF Reader vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Foxit PDF Reader before 12.0.1 and PDF Editor before 12.0.1 were affected by a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the exportXFAData functionality. The vulnerability was assigned identifier CVE-2022-27944 and was discovered in March 2022 (MITRE).
Technical details
The vulnerability involves a NULL pointer dereference condition that occurs when using the exportXFAData functionality in affected versions of Foxit PDF Reader and PDF Editor. The CVSS severity metrics indicate this is a moderate severity issue (NVD).
Impact
The NULL pointer dereference vulnerability could potentially lead to application crashes and denial of service conditions when processing certain PDF documents with XFA data (MITRE).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to Foxit PDF Reader version 12.0.1 or later and Foxit PDF Editor version 12.0.1 or later to address this vulnerability. The fix was released through official security updates (Foxit Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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