VDB-134656 · CVE-2019-8342 · GCVE-0-2019-8342

Foxit Reader 3.1.0.0111 on MacOS Permission access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader 3.1.0.0111 on MacOS and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Permission. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-8342. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader 3.1.0.0111 on MacOS (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A Local Privilege Escalation in libqcocoa.dylib in Foxit Reader 3.1.0.0111 on macOS has been discovered due to an incorrect permission set.

The bug was discovered 04/18/2019. The weakness was released 05/13/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8342 since 02/15/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 25 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Document Reader Software

Vendor

Foxit

Name

Reader

Version

3.1.0.0111

License

free

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/15/2019 🔍
04/18/2019 +62 days 🔍
05/13/2019 +25 days 🔍
05/14/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/17/2023 +1587 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: foxitsoftware.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-8342 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8342
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134656

Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2019 07:32
Updated: 09/17/2023 09:10
Changes: 05/14/2019 07:32 (55), 06/09/2020 12:30 (1), 09/17/2023 09:10 (3)
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