Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155 out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-10956. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. The summary by CVE is:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. 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 tile index member of SOT markers. 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-4978.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was shared 12/20/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at foxitsoftware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-10956 since 07/05/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104742 (Foxit PhantomPDF < 8.3.5 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 even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104742). The entries VDB-82783, VDB-82784, VDB-82785 and VDB-82786 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Document Reader Software

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• Foxit

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• Reader

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• 8.3.1.21155

License

• free

Website

• Vendor: https://www.foxitsoftware.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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