Advisory Details

February 11th, 2020

Foxit PhantomPDF JPEG File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2020-8854
CVSS SCORE	7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Foxit
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	PhantomPDF
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF. 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 JPEG files to PDF. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in 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	2019-10-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2020-02-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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