Advisory Details

March 16th, 2020

Foxit Studio Photo PSD File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-20-302
ZDI-CAN-9626

CVE ID CVE-2020-8879
CVSS SCORE 3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Foxit
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Studio Photo
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit Studio Photo. 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 PSD files. 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 structure. 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
  • 2019-11-12 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2020-03-16 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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