PT-2014-8398 · Foxit · Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex

Andrea Micalizzi + 1 · Published 2014-10-14 · Updated 2016-04-04 · CVE-2014-8074

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Foxit PDF SDK ActiveX versions 2.3 through 5.0.1820

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the SetLogFile method, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string. This is connected to the handling of global variables.

Recommendations For versions 2.3 through 5.0.1820, update to version 5.0.2.924 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-8074

ZDI-14-362

Affected Products

Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8074 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-362 · Security Note
• http://foxitsoftware.com/support/security_bulletins.php#FRD-22 · Vendor Advisory
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-362 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/70608 · Note