Advisory Details

January 25th, 2019

Foxit Reader PDF Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-19-135
ZDI-CAN-7423

CVE ID CVE-2019-6729
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 processing of PDF 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 buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability 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
  • 2018-10-29 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2019-01-25 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Sebastian Feldmann from GoSecure
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