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CVE-2017-16589

NVDCIRCLENISA

EUVD-2017-7780 · Published Dec 20, 2017

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. 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 parsing of the yTsiz member of SIZ markers. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-4977.

Technologies

Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader

Weaknesses

CWE-200CWE-125

CVSS scores

  • v3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • v2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

MITRE ATT&CK

Inferred

Where this vulnerability fits in an attack

Initial Access

References

Potentially impacted assets

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