Out-of-bounds write in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - #VU12823

 

Out-of-bounds write in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - #VU12823

Published: May 18, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12823
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The weakness exists due to incorrect memory allocation, memory commit, memory access or array access. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information or execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)

Remediation

Update to version 8.3.6.


External References

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