CVE-2020-17415

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-17415
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-10-13 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-10-15 20:27:00 UTC
DescriptionThis vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 10.0.0.35798. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the configuration files used by the Foxit PhantomPDF Update Service. The issue results from incorrect permissions set on a resource used by the service. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-11308.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-732

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader All All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Phantompdf All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletins | Foxit Software N/A www.foxitsoftware.com Vendor Advisory
ZDI-20-1232 | Zero Day Initiative N/A www.zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 376805 Foxit Reader and Foxit PhantomPDF Prior to 10.1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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