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CVE-2022-30557:
Foxit PDF Reader vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Foxit PDF Reader and PDF Editor before version 11.2.2 contain a Type Confusion vulnerability (CVE-2022-30557) that causes a crash due to improper handling of Unsigned32 during JavaScript execution. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 11, 2022 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-843 (Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type - 'Type Confusion'). It received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, and a CVSS v2.0 Base Score of 5.0 (MEDIUM) with vector string (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability primarily affects the availability of the application, potentially causing crashes when processing JavaScript content. The CVSS scores indicate high impact on system availability with no direct impact on confidentiality or integrity (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to Foxit PDF Reader and PDF Editor version 11.2.2 or later to address this vulnerability. The fix is available through the vendor's security update (Foxit Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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