CVE-2026-57255: CWE-125 Out-of-bounds read in Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor
CVE-2026-57255 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Foxit PDF Editor triggered by opening a PDF with an abnormal color space referencing a semantically malformed function. The function's output is not validated, leading to an illegal pointer dereference and application crash. This vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.1. No affected versions or patches are currently specified.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves Foxit PDF Editor improperly handling a PDF containing an abnormal color space whose attributes reference a valid but semantically malformed function. The function's output is not validated, causing an illegal pointer to be read out-of-bounds, which results in a crash of the application. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, low confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, and high availability impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation leads to an out-of-bounds read causing the application to crash, resulting in a denial of service. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity compromise. The impact is limited to availability disruption of the Foxit PDF Editor application.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround has been published at this time.
CVE-2026-57255: CWE-125 Out-of-bounds read in Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor
Description
CVE-2026-57255 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Foxit PDF Editor triggered by opening a PDF with an abnormal color space referencing a semantically malformed function. The function's output is not validated, leading to an illegal pointer dereference and application crash. This vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.1. No affected versions or patches are currently specified.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.1medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves Foxit PDF Editor improperly handling a PDF containing an abnormal color space whose attributes reference a valid but semantically malformed function. The function's output is not validated, causing an illegal pointer to be read out-of-bounds, which results in a crash of the application. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, low confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, and high availability impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation leads to an out-of-bounds read causing the application to crash, resulting in a denial of service. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity compromise. The impact is limited to availability disruption of the Foxit PDF Editor application.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround has been published at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Foxit
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-24T03:01:18.718Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a4e27edc9d9e3dbe3eaebe3
Added to database: 07/08/2026, 10:35:25 UTC
Last enriched: 07/08/2026, 10:37:45 UTC
Last updated: 07/08/2026, 11:39:25 UTC
Views: 4
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