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Foxit Pdf Toolkit CVE-2017-7584

HIGH
Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)
2017-04-07 cve@mitre.org
7.8
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Apr 07, 2017 - 20:59 cve.org
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Foxit PDF Toolkit before 2.1 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service & Remote Code Execution when a victim opens a specially crafted PDF file.

AnalysisAI

Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Foxit PDF Toolkit before 2.1 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service & Remote Code Execution when a victim opens a specially crafted PDF file. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

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. Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Foxit PDF Toolkit before 2.1 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service & Remote Code Execution when a victim opens a specially crafted PDF file. Affected products include: Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Toolkit. Version information: before 2.1.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.

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