QID 375411

Date Published: 2021-04-05

QID 375411: Foxit Reader and Foxit PhantomPDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Foxit Reader is a multilingual freemium PDF tool that can create, view, edit, digitally sign, and print PDF files.
Foxit PhantomPDF Suite is a business ready PDF toolkit, used to create professional PDF documents.

CVE-2021-27270 Addressed a potential issue where the application could be exposed to Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability and crash

Affected versions:
Foxit Reader 10.1.1.37576 and earlier
Foxit PhantomPDF 10.1.1.37576 and earlier and earlier

QID detection logic:(Authenticated)
This QID checks Windows Registry to get Foxit Reader and Foxit PhantomPDF installation path and then reads corresponding executable((FoxitReader.exe/FoxitPhantomPDF.exe)) to see if it's running a vulnerable version.

Application could be exposed to Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability and crash, which could be exploited by attackers to execute remote code.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.

Solution

The vendor has issued a fix. For more information please visit advisory

Vendor References

CVE-2021-27270 - www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.html

CVEs related to QID 375411

CVE-2021-27270 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
CVE-2021-27270			www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.html

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