CVE-2017-10951

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-10951
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-29 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:21:00 UTC
DescriptionThis vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 app.launchURL method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-4724.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-78

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 8.3.0.14878 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 8.3.0.14878 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Foxit Reader CVE-2017-10951 Remote Command Injection Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Zero Day Initiative MISC zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Foxit Reader Input Validation Flaw in 'app.launchURL' Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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