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Foxit Reader: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CVE-2021-40326)

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Foxit Reader: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CVE-2021-40326)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/29/2022
Created
05/05/2023
Added
04/20/2023
Modified
04/20/2023

Description

Foxit PDF Reader before 11.1 and PDF Editor before 11.1, and PhantomPDF before 10.1.6, mishandle hidden and incremental data in signed documents. An attacker can write to an arbitrary file, and display controlled contents, during signature verification.

Solution(s)

  • foxit-reader-upgrade-11_1

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