Memory corruption in Foxit PDF Toolkit - CVE-2017-5364
Published: January 12, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4432
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: CVE-2017-5364
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Foxit Software Inc.
Affected software:
Foxit PDF Toolkit
Foxit PDF Toolkit
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing PDF files. 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 co compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5364
Install the latest version Foxit PDF Toolkit 2.0 from vendor's website.