Annotation use-after-free exploitation pattern

PDF_ANNOT_UAF_PATTERN

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high PDF_ANNOT_UAF_PATTERN

What it means

PDF JavaScript shows the annotation use-after-free exploitation shape (addAnnot spray + destroy free + getAnnot re-entry + getter/leak).

Why it fires

Modern Adobe Reader exploits corrupt memory by spraying annotation objects with addAnnot(), freeing one with .destroy(), then re-entering through a getAnnot()/getAnnots() callback installed via Object.defineProperties (often with an annotation named 'uaf' and an Int32Array/ArrayBuffer info-leak). This is the reusable use-after-free shape behind several Reader annotation CVEs, so it is surfaced as a memory-corruption pattern rather than pinned to one CVE; the exact CVE depends on the targeted Reader build.

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