Foxit Reader PDF File input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader (Document Reader Software) (version now known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation as part of a PDF File leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-7423.

The bug was discovered 01/25/2019. The weakness was released 03/21/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-6729 since 01/24/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 55 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 132027, 132025 and 132024.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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01/24/2019 🔍
01/25/2019 +1 days 🔍
03/21/2019 +55 days 🔍
03/22/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/04/2023 +1596 days 🔍

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Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-6729 (🔍)
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Created: 03/22/2019 08:44
Updated: 08/04/2023 08:18
Changes: 03/22/2019 08:44 (54), 05/18/2020 16:43 (1), 08/04/2023 08:13 (3), 08/04/2023 08:18 (1)
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