Advisory Details

November 22nd, 2016

Foxit Reader JPEG2000 Parsing 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 specific flaw exists within JPEG2000 parsing. The process does not properly validate the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. 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
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-10-17 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-11-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Gogil of STEALIEN

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