Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU68902

#VU68902 Stack exhaustion in Foxit PDF Editor for Mac (formerly PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Mac

Published: November 1, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU68902

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Foxit PDF Editor for Mac (formerly PhantomPDF)
Foxit PDF Reader for Mac

Software vendor:
Foxit Software Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when handling certain PDF files containing a field that is formatted as “Percent” with an overly large value, or due to the infinite recursion resulting from the incorrect hierarchy structure of nodes when handling certain PDF or XFA files.. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a buffer overflow and crash the application.

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

External links

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.html?Security+updates+available+in+Foxit+PDF+Editor+for+Mac+12.0.2+and+Foxit+PDF+Reader+for+Mac+12.0.2+2022-11-01+00%3A00%3A00