Memory corruption in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - #VU6407

 

Memory corruption in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - #VU6407

Published: May 4, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6407
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)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted 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 the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Remediation

Update to version 7.3.13.

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