#VU57229 Memory corruption in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)

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#VU57229 Memory corruption in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)

Published: October 12, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57229
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Software vendor:
Foxit Software Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to multiple boundary errors when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

The vulnerability has been assigned the following identifiers: ZDI-CAN-14273, ZDI-CAN-14395/CNVD-C-2021-247436, ZDI-CAN-14355, ZDI-CAN-14356, ZDI-CAN-14357, ZDI-CAN-14358, ZDI-CAN-14359, ZDI-CAN-14360, ZDI-CAN-14361, ZDI-CAN-14362, ZDI-CAN-14363, ZDI-CAN-14364, ZDI-CAN-14365, ZDI-CAN-14366, ZDI-CAN-14367, ZDI-CAN-14368.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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