VDB-100820 · CVE-2017-8453 · BID 98317

Foxit Reader up to 8.2.0 Font PDF Document out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader up to 8.2.0. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Font Handler. Such manipulation as part of PDF Document leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-8453. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Foxit Reader up to 8.2.0 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Font Handler. The manipulation as part of a PDF Document leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Foxit Reader before 8.2.1 and PhantomPDF before 8.2.1 have an out-of-bounds read that allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font in a PDF document.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was published 05/03/2017 by Ashfaq Ansari (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-8453 since 05/02/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 8.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 98317†). Similar entries are available at VDB-82783, VDB-82784, VDB-82785 and VDB-82786. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 801754
OpenVAS Name: Foxit PhantomPDF Multiple Vulnerabilities - May17 (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Reader 8.2.1

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03/05/2017 🔍
05/02/2017 +58 days 🔍
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11/14/2017 +195 days 🔍
09/23/2020 +1044 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Ashfaq Ansari
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CVE: CVE-2017-8453 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8453
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100820
SecurityFocus: 98317 - Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF CVE-2017-8453 Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6883 - Foxit - Multiple Products - Out-of-Bounds Read Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/03/2017 14:32
Updated: 09/23/2020 09:29
Changes: 05/03/2017 14:32 (66), 09/23/2020 09:29 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:85D:103

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