SB2022112311 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Foxit PDF Editor for Mac
Published: November 23, 2022
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when processing JavaScript in PDF files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application.
2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing U3D files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted U3D file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when processing JavaScript in PDF files with the colSpan attribute is set beyond the maximum length allowed. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application.
4) Resource management error (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application when handling PDF or XFA files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.