Improper input validation in MobilePDF for iOS - #VU9176
Published: November 13, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9176
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Foxit Software Inc.
Affected software:
MobilePDF for iOS
MobilePDF for iOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can upload a specially crafted file including hexadecimal Unicode character in the “filename” parameter via Wi-Fi and case the application to fail to parse such file name.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can upload a specially crafted file including hexadecimal Unicode character in the “filename” parameter via Wi-Fi and case the application to fail to parse such file name.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Update to version 6.1.