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Foxit PhantomPDF Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

General

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

6.8

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

8 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

The host is installed with Foxit PhantomPDF and is prone to Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw exists within the handling of the Print method and App object. A specially crafted PDF document can force a dangling pointer to be reused after it has been freed

Affected Software

Affected Software

Foxit PhantomPDF version prior to 7.2.2.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to Foxit PhantomPDF version 7.2.2 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)