PT-2017-14465 · Foxit · Foxit Reader

Steven Seeley · Publicado 2017-11-14 · Atualizado 2019-10-09 · CVE-2017-16581

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

Alta

Vetor base

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Foxit Reader version 8.3.2.25013

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations. User interaction is required, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The flaw exists within the author attribute of the Document object due to the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on it. An attacker can leverage this to execute code under the context of the current process.

Recommendations For Foxit Reader version 8.3.2.25013, consider disabling the author attribute of the Document object as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to malicious pages or files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Use After Free

Enumeração de Fraquezas

CWE-416

Identificadores relacionados

CVE-2017-16581

ZDI-17-892

Produtos afetados

Foxit Reader

Referências · 4

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-892 · Nota de Segurança
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16581 · Aviso do Fabricante
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16581 · Nota de Segurança
• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Aviso do Fabricante