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Foxit Reader: Unspecified Security Vulnerability (CVE-2012-4759)

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Foxit Reader: Unspecified Security Vulnerability (CVE-2012-4759)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/06/2012
Created
02/01/2020
Added
01/24/2020
Modified
01/27/2020

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in facebook_plugin.fpi in the Facebook plug-in in Foxit Reader 5.3.1.0606 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .pdf file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Solution(s)

  • foxit-reader-upgrade-latest

References

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