Advisory Details

September 29th, 2020

Foxit PhantomPDF U3DBrowser U3D File Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-20-1235
ZDI-CAN-11226

CVE ID CVE-2020-17413
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 PhantomPDF
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF. 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 U3D objects embedded in PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based 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
  • 2020-06-10 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2020-09-29 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2020-10-09 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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