Multiple vulnerabilities in Foxit Reader

Description

Multiple serious vulnerabilities have been found in Foxit Reader and Foxit Phantom PDF. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitary code.

Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities:

1. Multiple vulnerabilities related to an improper parsing of PDF files can be exploited remotely by convincing a user to visit a malicious web page and open a specially designed file to obtain sensitive information;
2. An improper parsing of fonts in PDF files can be exploited remotely by convincing a user to visit a malicious web page and open a specially designed file to obtain sensitive information;
3. A use-after-free vulnerability in the setItem function can be exploited remotely to execute arbitrary code;
4. A use-after-free vulnerability in the print function can be exploited remotely to execute arbitrary code;
5. A use-after-free vulnerability in the app.execMenuItem function can be exploited remotely to execute arbitrary code;

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Technical details

Vulnerabilities described above exist because user-supplied data is not property validated. Sometimes it can result in an out-of-bounds read. In conjuction with other vulnerabilities, remote code execution in the context of current process is also possible.

Original advisories

• Foxit Reader Security Bulletins

Related products

• Foxit-Reader

CVE list

• CVE-2017-8455
  high
• CVE-2017-8454
  high
• CVE-2017-8453
  high
• CVE-2017-10946
  high
• CVE-2017-10947
  high
• CVE-2017-10948
  high

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