Memory corruption in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - #VU4403
Published: January 12, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4403
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Foxit Software Inc.
Affected software:
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in ConvertToPDF when parsing TIFF images in PhantomPDF. A remote attacker can create a specially rafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install the latest version 8.2 from vendor's website.