Foxit Reader Malformed PDF File Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	23576
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 20 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 20 2007 12:00AM
Credit:	n00b is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Foxit Foxit 2.0
Not Vulnerable:

Foxit Reader Malformed PDF File Denial of Service Vulnerability

Foxit Reader is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

This issue affects Foxit Reader 2.0; other versions may also be affected.

Foxit Reader Malformed PDF File Denial of Service Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to open a specially crafted PDF document.

The following exploit code is available.

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/23576.c

Foxit Reader Malformed PDF File Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: mailto:[email protected].

Foxit Reader Malformed PDF File Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Foxit Reader Homepage (Foxit )