Access of uninitialized pointer in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - #VU12822

 

Access of uninitialized pointer in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - #VU12822

Published: May 18, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12822
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-824
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Foxit Software Inc.
Affected software:
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists due to the use of uninitialized new Uint32Array object or member variables in PrintParams or m_pCurContex objects. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Remediation

Update to version 8.3.6.

Sources