Foxit Reader Buffer Overflow

[Humpty]

Description:

Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Foxit Reader, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

 

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when parsing format strings containing a floating point specifier in the "util.printf()" JavaScript function. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted PDF file.

 

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

 

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.3 build 2825. Other versions may also be affected.

 

Solution:

The vulnerability is fixed in upcoming version 2.3 build 2912.

 

Provided and/or discovered by:

Dyon Balding, Secunia Research.

Secunia Article

[YoKenny]

Fixed with its built in updater to version 2.3 build 2923