Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU57229

Memory corruption in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - #VU57229

Published: October 12, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU57229

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-119

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 multiple boundary errors when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

The vulnerability has been assigned the following identifiers: ZDI-CAN-14273, ZDI-CAN-14395/CNVD-C-2021-247436, ZDI-CAN-14355, ZDI-CAN-14356, ZDI-CAN-14357, ZDI-CAN-14358, ZDI-CAN-14359, ZDI-CAN-14360, ZDI-CAN-14361, ZDI-CAN-14362, ZDI-CAN-14363, ZDI-CAN-14364, ZDI-CAN-14365, ZDI-CAN-14366, ZDI-CAN-14367, ZDI-CAN-14368.

Affected software

Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - update to 11.1.0.52543
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - update to 11.1.0.52543

External References

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.html

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