Stack exhaustion in Foxit PDF Editor for Mac (formerly PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Mac - #VU68902
Published: November 1, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68902
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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 crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when handling certain PDF files containing a field that is formatted as “Percent” with an overly large value, or due to the infinite recursion resulting from the incorrect hierarchy structure of nodes when handling certain PDF or XFA files.. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a buffer overflow and crash the application.
Affected software
Foxit PDF Editor for Mac (formerly PhantomPDF)
Foxit PDF Reader for Mac
Foxit PDF Reader for Mac
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Foxit PDF Editor for Mac (formerly PhantomPDF) - update to 12.0.2.1028
Foxit PDF Reader for Mac - update to 12.0.2.1028
Foxit PDF Reader for Mac - update to 12.0.2.1028