Advisory Details

October 19th, 2015

Foxit Reader Forms Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/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 PDF Forms. A specially crafted PDF file can force Foxit Reader to read memory past the end of an allocated object. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current 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
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2015-09-15 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2015-10-19 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Jaanus Kp Clarified Security

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