Foxit Reader 5.4.3.0920 Exception denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Foxit Reader 5.4.3.0920 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Exception Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Foxit Reader 5.4.3.0920 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Exception Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/01/2012 by Coolkaveh as 21645 as confirmed exploit (Exploit-DB). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The public release happened without involvement of Foxit. The attack needs to be done within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by coolkaveh (Coolkaveh) and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Adobe Acrobat or Reader as an alternative.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (21645) and OSVDB (86990†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: coolkaveh (Coolkaveh)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Alternative: Adobe Acrobat/Reader

Timelineinfo

10/01/2012 🔍
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11/04/2012 +34 days 🔍
11/07/2012 +3 days 🔍
04/15/2018 +1985 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: 21645
Researcher: Coolkaveh
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6877
OSVDB: 86990

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 11/07/2012 15:04
Updated: 04/15/2018 09:18
Changes: 11/07/2012 15:04 (49), 04/15/2018 09:18 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:54A:103

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