Out-of-bounds read in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - CVE-2020-17411
Published: September 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47159
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17411
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the handling of U3D objects embedded in PDF files in U3DBrowser. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
3D Plugin Beta
3D Plugin Beta
How to mitigate CVE-2020-17411
Install updates from vendor's website.
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - update to 10.1.0.37527
3D Plugin Beta - update to 10.1.0.37494
3D Plugin Beta - update to 10.1.0.37494