Foxit Reader
CVE-2017-14694
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Foxit Reader 8.3.2.25013 and earlier and Foxit PhantomPDF 8.3.2.25013 and earlier, when running in single instance mode, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .pdf file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Code Flow starting at tiptsf!CPenInputPanel::FinalRelease+0x000000000000002f.".
AnalysisAI
Foxit Reader 8.3.2.25013 and earlier and Foxit PhantomPDF 8.3.2.25013 and earlier, when running in single instance mode, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Foxit Reader 8.3.2.25013 and earlier and Foxit PhantomPDF 8.3.2.25013 and earlier, when running in single instance mode, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .pdf file, related to "Data from Faulting Address controls Code Flow starting at tiptsf!CPenInputPanel::FinalRelease+0x000000000000002f.". Affected products include: Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
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