Vulnerability · Published Feb 13, 2020 · Assigned by zdi
CVE-2020-8848
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write in Reader from Foxit. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 6.1% (higher than 93% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 9.7.0.29455. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of JPG2000 images. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9407.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-204/ x_refsource_MISC