vulnerability
Foxit Reader: Information Exposure (CVE-2017-14818)
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
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4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Dec 20, 2017 | Jan 24, 2020 | Mar 7, 2024 |
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. 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 parsing of JPEG2000 images embedded in PDF 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 object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-4982.
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