Foxit Reader Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Last Update Date:
23 Aug 2012 10:09
Release Date:
23 Aug 2012
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RISK: Medium Risk
TYPE: Clients - Productivity Products
A vulnerability has been identified in Foxit Reader. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted PDF file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory corruption error and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Impact
- Remote Code Execution
System / Technologies affected
- Version 5.1.4.0104 and prior
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- The vendor has issued a fix (5.3).
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/
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