Buffer overflow in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - #VU9142

 

Buffer overflow in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - #VU9142

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9142
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-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to the invalid length of size_file_name in CDRecord in the ZIP compression data. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted EPUB file, trigger buffer overflow and cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

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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