CVE-2017-8455 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Foxit Reader before 8.2.1 and PhantomPDF before 8.2.1 have an out-of-bounds read that allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font in a PDF document.

Published: 2017-05-03

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17405	Foxit Reader before 8.2.1 and PhantomPDF before 8.2.1 have an out-of-bounds read that allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted font in a PDF document.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00377.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98319
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-140/
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader Phantompdf

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-05-03T05:13:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:34:23.091Z

Reserved: 2017-05-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8455

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-03T05:59:00.470

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8455

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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