Foxit Reader 3.0 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader 3.0 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Foxit Reader 3.0 before Build 1506, including 1120 and 1301, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) relative path or (2) absolute path in the filename argument in an action, as demonstrated by the "Open/Execute a file" action.

The bug was discovered 03/09/2009. The weakness was shared 03/10/2009 by CORE Security with CORE Security Technologies (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0837 since 03/06/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35807 (Foxit Reader 2.x < 2.3 Build 3902 / 3.x < 3.0 Build 1506 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9654.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49136), Tenable (35807), SecurityFocus (BID 34035†), OSVDB (55614†) and Secunia (SA34036†). The entries VDB-3936 and VDB-47083 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 35807
Nessus Name: Foxit Reader 2.x < 2.3 Build 3902 / 3.x < 3.0 Build 1506 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800537
OpenVAS Name: Foxit Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities Mar-09
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: CORE Security
Organization: CORE Security Technologies
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0837 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0837
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47084

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X-Force: 49136
SecurityFocus: 34035 - Foxit Reader PDF Handling Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34036 - Foxit Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 55614 - Foxit Reader PDF Open\Execute buffer overflow
SecurityTracker: 1021824
Vulnerability Center: 21283 - Foxit Reader PDF Overly Long Filename Remote Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0634

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 11:38 PM
Updated: 08/05/2021 01:11 AM
Changes: 03/17/2015 11:38 PM (94), 08/30/2019 05:33 PM (5), 08/05/2021 01:11 AM (2)
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