Out-of-bounds read in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - #VU9139

 

Out-of-bounds read in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - #VU9139

Published: November 8, 2017 / Updated: November 23, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9139
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to uninitialized pointer when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted abnormal PDF file, abuse the JP2_Format_Decom function, trigger out-of-bounds read and gain access to arbitrary data.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Affected software

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

Remediation

Update Foxit Reader to version 9.0.
Update Foxit PhantomPDF to version 8.3.5.


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