CVE-2015-8843
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-8843 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-04-13 15:59:10 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The Foxit Cloud Update Service (FoxitCloudUpdateService) in Foxit Reader 6.1 through 6.2.x and 7.x before 7.2.2, when an update to the Cloud plugin is available, allows local users to gain privileges by writing crafted data to a shared memory region, which triggers memory corruption. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.4 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.4 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Foxitsoftware | Foxit Reader | 6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Foxitsoftware | Foxit Reader | 6.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Foxitsoftware | Foxit Reader | 6.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Foxitsoftware | Foxit Reader | 6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Foxitsoftware | Foxit Reader | 6.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Foxitsoftware | Foxit Reader | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Foxitsoftware | Foxit Reader | 7.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Foxitsoftware | Foxit Reader | 7.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Foxitsoftware | Foxit Reader | 7.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Foxitsoftware | Foxit Reader | 7.2 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foxit Security Bulletins | Foxit Software | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.foxitsoftware.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Zero Day Initiative | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.zerodayinitiative.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.