Foxit Reader < 5.3 Cross-References RCE

high Nessus Plugin ID 62063

Synopsis

A PDF viewer installed on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of Foxit Reader installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 5.3. It is, therefore, affected by a memory corruption issue due to the calculation of a negative number during the processing of cross-references. An attacker can exploit this, by tricking a user into opening a crafted PDF file, to execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to Foxit Reader version 5.3 or later.

See Also

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/company/press.php?id=257

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 62063

File Name: foxit_reader_5_3.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 9/12/2012

Updated: 7/11/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A: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: 5/3/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/21/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4337

BID: 55150

MSVR: MSVR12-013