Improper input validation in MobilePDF for iOS - #VU9176
Published: November 13, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9176
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 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.
Affected software
MobilePDF for iOS
Remediation
Update to version 6.1.