Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155 SIZ Marker out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SIZ Marker Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-16589. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155 (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component SIZ Marker Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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 parsing of the yTsiz member of SIZ 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-4977.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was shared 12/20/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at foxitsoftware.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-16589 since 11/06/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104433 (Foxit Reader < 9.0 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 (104433). The entries VDB-82783, VDB-82784, VDB-82785 and VDB-82786 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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• Document Reader Software

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• Foxit

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• Reader

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• 8.3.1.21155

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• free

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

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