#VU9136 Out-of-bounds read in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)

 

#VU9136 Out-of-bounds read in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9136
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to the application is not running in Safe-Reading-Mode. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted input, abuse the lrt_jp2_decompress_write_stripe function, trigger out-of-bounds read and gain access to arbitrary data.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Remediation

Update Foxit Reader to version 9.0.
Update Foxit PhantomPDF to version 8.3.5.

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