Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - CVE-2022-25641

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Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - CVE-2022-25641

Published: May 9, 2022 / Updated: June 21, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62885
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25641
CWE-ID: CWE-347
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Foxit Software Inc.
Affected software:
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a parsing error when handling signatures in PDF files. A remote attacker can perform Incremental Saving Attack and Shadow Attack and deliver incorrect signature information when handling certain signed PDF files.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-25641

Install updates from vendor's website.

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