Foxit Reader < 10.1.3 RCE

high Nessus Plugin ID 147920

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Synopsis

A PDF viewer installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability

Description

According to its version, the Foxit Reader application installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 10.1.3. It is, therefore affected by an out-of-bounds read vulnerability, which can be exploited to cause remote code execution.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Foxit Reader version 10.1.3 or later

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 147920

File Name: foxit_reader_10_1_3.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/22/2021

Updated: 10/9/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-27270

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Foxit Reader

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/22/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/22/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-27270

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