CVE-2017-10943

MEDIUM

Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader - Information Disclosure

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.0.14878. 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 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-4738.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-456

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 27.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-125 CWE-200
Status published
Products (2)
Foxit/Foxit Reader 8.3.0.14878
foxitsoftware/foxit_reader 8.3.0.14878
Published Oct 31, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026