Advisory Details

August 20th, 2015

Foxit Reader GIF Conversion Heap Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE	5.1, AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Foxit
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Foxit Reader
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader. 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 conversion of GIF files into PDF format. By providing a malformed GIF, an attacker can cause heap corruption. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code under the context of the Reader process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Foxit has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php#FRD-30
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2015-04-24 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2015-08-20 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Steven Seeley of Source Incite

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