Vulnerability · Published Feb 13, 2020 · Assigned by zdi
CVE-2020-8852
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity out-of-bounds read 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 4.2% (higher than 91% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 JPEG2000 files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9416.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-208/ x_refsource_MISC