Foxit Reader 8.3.0.14878 PDF File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Foxit Reader 8.3.0.14878. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component PDF File Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-10943. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader 8.3.0.14878 (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.0.14878. 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 parsing 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 object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-4738.

The bug was discovered 07/07/2017. The weakness was published 10/31/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at foxitsoftware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-10943 since 07/05/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101523 (Foxit PhantomPDF < 8.3.1 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (101523) and SecurityFocus (BID 99499†). Similar entries are available at VDB-82783, VDB-82784, VDB-82785 and VDB-82786. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
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Nessus ID: 101523
Nessus Name: Foxit PhantomPDF < 8.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 52436
OpenVAS Name: Foxit Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities Nov17 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/01/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/21/2021 +1177 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: foxitsoftware.com
Researcher: Ashfaq Ansari - Project Srishti
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-10943 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-10943
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108835
SecurityFocus: 99499

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2017 07:43
Updated: 01/21/2021 10:53
Changes: 11/01/2017 07:43 (68), 12/02/2019 13:08 (5), 01/21/2021 10:53 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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