Stack-based buffer overflow in Foxit Studio Photo - CVE-2020-8869
Published: March 19, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26229
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4 BT: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8869
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling TIFF files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted TIFF file or visit a malicious page, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Foxit Studio Photo
How to mitigate CVE-2020-8869
Install updates from vendor's website.
Foxit Studio Photo - update to 3.6.6.922