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Foxit Reader < 9.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 104433

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Synopsis

A PDF viewer installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The version of Foxit Reader installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 9.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple arbitrary code execution and information disclosure vulnerabilities.

Solution

Upgrade to Foxit Reader version 9.0 or later

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a27a3e57

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 104433

File Name: foxit_reader_9_0.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/7/2017

Updated: 10/9/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-14694

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Foxit Reader

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/1/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/1/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-14694

BID: 101009