Advisory Details

February 11th, 2020

Foxit Reader JPEG2000 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2020-8849
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	Reader
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected 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 processing of JPEG2000 files. 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	2019-10-17 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2020-02-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2020-04-01 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Anonymous

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