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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2017.0062
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Foxit
Reader and Foxit PhantomPDF
24 April 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Foxit Reader
Foxit PhantomPDF
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
Member content until: Wednesday, May 24 2017
OVERVIEW
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Foxit Reader and Foxit
PhantomPDF prior to version 8.3. [1]
IMPACT
Foxit has provided the following details about the security
vulnerabilities:
"Addressed potential issues where the application could be exposed to
Use-After-Free vulnerabilities, which could be exploited by
attackers to execute remote code.
Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Offensive Security working with Trend Micro's
Zero Day Initiative Dmitri Kaslov
Addressed potential issues where the application could be exposed to a
JPEG2000 Parsing Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability, which could lead to
remote code execution.
Toan Pham Van working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative
Addressed a potential issue where the application could be exposed to a
null pointer vulnerability, which could lead to unexpected crash.
Dmitri Kaslov (PwC za-labs)" [1]
MITIGATION
Foxit has provided an update to address these security issues. [1]
REFERENCES
[1] Security updates available in Foxit Reader 8.3 and Foxit PhantomPDF
8.3
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
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