Advisory Details

November 2nd, 2016

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

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 GIF images embedded in PDF files. A crafted GIF image can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary 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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