Foxit Reader < 5.0.2.0718 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 55671

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Foxit Reader installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 5.0.2.0718. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- A flaw exists in how dynamic-link library (DLL) files are located and loaded, specifically files dwmapi.dll, dwrite.dll, and msdrm.dll. The application uses a fixed path to search for these files, and the path can include directories that may not be trusted or under the user's control. An attacker can exploit this issue, via a crafted Trojan horse DLL file injected into the search path, to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the application or the user executing the application.
(CVE-2011-3691)
- A boundary error exists in the FoxitReaderOCX ActiveX control in the OpenFile() method due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this, via an overly long string passed to the 'strFilePath' parameter, to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to Foxit Reader version 5.0.2.0718 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 55671

File Name: foxit_reader_5_0_2_0718.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/25/2011

Updated: 1/2/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A: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: 7/21/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3691

BID: 48836

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