QID 375814

QID 375814: Foxit Reader and Foxit PhantomPDF Multiple Vulnerabilities

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.

Affected versions:
Foxit Reader 10.1.3.37598 and earlier
Foxit PhantomPDF 10.1.3.37598 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.

Successful exploitation could expose the application to Out-of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution vulnerability and crash.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • Solution
    The vendor has issued a fix. For more information please visit advisory
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    foxit URL Logo www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html