Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU12058

Out-of-bounds read in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - #VU12058

Published: April 20, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12058

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read when the application is not running in Safe-Reading-Mode. A remote attacker can abuse the _JP2_Codestream_Read_SOT function, trigger memory corruption and access arbitrary data.

Affected software

Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows

Remediation

Update to version 9.1.

External References

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

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