Advisory Details

November 2nd, 2016

Foxit Reader JPEG2000 Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-16-576
ZDI-CAN-3949

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE 4.3, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Foxit
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Reader
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 the handling of JPEG2000 images embedded in PDF files. A crafted JPEG2000 image can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities 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
  • 2016-09-08 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2016-11-02 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT kdot
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