Out-of-bounds read in Foxit Studio Photo - CVE-2020-8879

 

Out-of-bounds read in Foxit Studio Photo - CVE-2020-8879

Published: March 17, 2020 / Updated: March 19, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU26124
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8879
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Foxit Software Inc.
Affected software:
Foxit Studio Photo

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when handling PSD files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted PSD file or visit a malicious page, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-8879

Install updates from vendor's website.

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