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AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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The application does not validate the presence of required appearance (AP) data before accessing stamp annotation resources. When a PDF contains a stamp annotation missing its AP entry, the code continues to dereference the associated object without a prior null or validity check, which allows a crafted document to trigger a null pointer dereference and crash the application, resulting in denial of service.
AnalysisAI
Denial of service in Foxit PDF Editor and Foxit PDF Reader allows local attackers to crash the application by opening a crafted PDF containing a stamp annotation with missing appearance (AP) data. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation before dereferencing annotation objects, triggering a null pointer exception. No public exploit code has been identified, and patch availability has not been confirmed from available advisory data.
Technical ContextAI
The vulnerability exists in PDF annotation handling within Foxit's PDF processing libraries. Specifically, stamp annotations in PDF documents are required to contain appearance (AP) dictionaries that define how the annotation should be rendered. The affected code attempts to access stamp annotation resources without first validating that the AP entry exists or is valid, violating the principle of defensive programming. CWE-476 (Null Pointer Dereference) describes the root cause: the application dereferences a null or uninitialized pointer when the expected AP data is absent. Foxit PDF Editor and Foxit PDF Reader are consumer and enterprise PDF manipulation tools that parse and render PDF documents, making them direct attack surfaces when processing untrusted PDF files.
RemediationAI
Users should check Foxit's security bulletins at https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html for patch availability and exact fixed versions for both Foxit PDF Editor and Foxit PDF Reader. Once patched versions are released, upgrade to the latest version that addresses CVE-2026-3776. As an interim mitigation, restrict opening of untrusted PDF files or implement document scanning and validation workflows that reject PDFs with malformed or incomplete annotation structures. Organizations using Foxit in automated workflows should consider temporarily disabling stamp annotation rendering or sandboxing PDF processing operations until patches are applied.
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EUVD-2026-17753