Out-of-bounds read in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - #VU16793
Published: January 4, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16793
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Foxit Software Inc.
Affected software:
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to array access violation in the color space and channel or lack of proper validation of illegal palette data in the color space of the image object. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read to access arbitrary data and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Update to version 9.4.