Advisory Details

March 23rd, 2016

Foxit Reader XFA remerge Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-16-215
ZDI-CAN-3521

CVE ID CVE-2016-4064
CVSS SCORE 6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS Foxit
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Reader
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 XFA forms. A specially crafted remerge call can force a dangling pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under 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


Resolved with Foxit Reader 7.3.4


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2016-02-02 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2016-03-23 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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