Advisory Details

March 23rd, 2016

Foxit Reader Fields Format Action Use-After-Free 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	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 flaw exists within the handling of fields. A specially crafted PDF with specific fields with the Format action can force a dangling pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can 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 Resolved with Foxit Reader 7.3.4
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2015-11-12 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-03-23 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	AbdulAziz Hariri - HPE Zero Day Initiative

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