VDB-95295 · CVE-2017-5364 · BID 95356

Foxit PDF Toolkit 1.3 PDF File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Foxit PDF Toolkit 1.3. This affects an unknown part of the component PDF File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-5364. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Foxit PDF Toolkit 1.3. This affects an unknown code of the component PDF File Handler. 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 summary by CVE is:

Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Foxit PDF Toolkit v1.3 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution when the victim opens the specially crafted PDF file. The Vulnerability has been fixed in v2.0.

The bug was discovered 01/10/2017. The weakness was published 01/13/2017 by Kushal Arvind Shah with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at foxitsoftware.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5364 since 01/13/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95356†). Similar entries are available at VDB-82783, VDB-82784, VDB-82785 and VDB-82786. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 803304
OpenVAS Name: Foxit PDF Toolkit PDF File Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PDF Toolkit 2.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: foxitsoftware.com
Researcher: Kushal Arvind Shah
Organization: Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5364 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5364
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95295
SecurityFocus: 95356 - Foxit PDF Toolkit Memory Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5364 - Foxit - PDF Toolkit - Memory Corruption Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2017 16:37
Updated: 05/13/2026 05:43
Changes: 01/13/2017 16:37 (64), 07/21/2020 13:01 (8), 05/13/2026 05:43 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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