Foxit PDF Reader up to 5.3 on iOS TLS Certificate certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Foxit PDF Reader up to 5.3 on iOS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component TLS Certificate Handler. Performing a manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-8059. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Foxit PDF Reader up to 5.3 on iOS (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown code of the component TLS Certificate Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Acceptance of invalid/self-signed TLS certificates in "Foxit PDF - PDF reader, editor, form, signature" before 5.4 for iOS allows a man-in-the-middle and/or physically proximate attacker to silently intercept login information (username/password), in addition to the static authentication token if the user is already logged in.

The bug was discovered 05/04/2017. The weakness was released 05/05/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at medium.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-8059 since 04/22/2017. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 5.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-100866, VDB-100867, VDB-100868 and VDB-100869. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PDF Reader 5.4

Timelineinfo

04/22/2017 🔍
05/04/2017 +12 days 🔍
05/05/2017 +1 days 🔍
05/05/2017 +0 days 🔍
05/05/2017 +0 days 🔍
09/24/2020 +1238 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: medium.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-8059 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8059
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100881
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-8059 - Foxitsoftware - Foxit Pdf - Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/05/2017 15:54
Updated: 09/24/2020 09:14
Changes: 05/05/2017 15:54 (62), 09/24/2020 09:14 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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