#VU9142 Buffer overflow in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) 

 

#VU9142 Buffer overflow in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9142
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-120
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 cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to the invalid length of size_file_name in CDRecord in the ZIP compression data. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted EPUB file, trigger buffer overflow and cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Remediation

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

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