Description
The Foxit Cloud Update Service (FoxitCloudUpdateService) in Foxit Reader 6.1 through 6.2.x and 7.x before 7.2.2, when an update to the Cloud plugin is available, allows local users to gain privileges by writing crafted data to a shared memory region, which triggers memory corruption.
Published: 2016-04-13
Score: 7.4 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:33:36.908Z

Reserved: 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8843

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-13T15:59:10.727

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-8843

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