Foxit PDF Editor for Mac <= 11.1.5.0913 / 12.x <= 12.1.1.55342 / 13.0.0.61829 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 185425

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Synopsis

A PDF toolkit installed on the remote macOS host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

According to its version, the Foxit PDF Editor for Mac application (previously named Foxit PhantomPDF for Mac) installed on the remote macOS host is affected by multiple Use-After-Free or Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to execute remote code or disclose information.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Foxit PDF Editor for Mac version 13.0.1 or later

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 185425

File Name: macos_foxit_pdf_editor_13_0_1.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 11/9/2023

Updated: 11/9/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Score based on in depth analysis of the vendor advisory by tenable.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:phantom, cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Foxit PhantomPDF

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2023

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