Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU89811

#VU89811 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - CVE-2024-29072

Published: May 24, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU89811

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-29072

CWE-ID: CWE-367

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)

Software vendor:
Foxit Software Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition during the application update. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

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