PT-2017-11621 · Foxit · Foxit Reader

Ashfaq Ansari · Published 2017-07-07 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2017-10942

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Foxit Reader version 8.3.0.14878

Description This issue allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 parsing of PDF files due to the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, resulting in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this, in conjunction with other issues, to execute code in the context of the current process.

Recommendations For Foxit Reader version 8.3.0.14878, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version allows for the disclosure of sensitive information due to improper validation of user-supplied data in PDF parsing. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-10942

ZDI-17-455

Affected Products

Foxit Reader

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-10942 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-455 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10942 · Security Note
• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory