VDB-4191 · SA41656 · GCVE-100-4191

Foxit Reader 3.x/4.x Title Parsing memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader 3.x/4.x. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Title Parsing. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader 3.x/4.x (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component Title Parsing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/06/2010 with FoxIt (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at foxitsoftware.com. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at foxitsoftware.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Secunia (SA41656†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: foxitsoftware.com

Timelineinfo

10/06/2010 🔍
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10/19/2010 +13 days 🔍
04/24/2018 +2744 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: foxitsoftware.com
Organization: FoxIt
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4191
Secunia: 41656 - Foxit Reader Title Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2010 02:00
Updated: 04/24/2018 08:45
Changes: 10/19/2010 02:00 (50), 04/24/2018 08:45 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:5FE:103

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