CVE-2017-17557 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Foxit Reader before 9.1 and Foxit PhantomPDF before 9.1, a flaw exists within the parsing of the BITMAPINFOHEADER record in BMP files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the biSize member, which can result in a heap based buffer overflow. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.

Published: 2018-04-24

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 3.6% 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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n/a

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

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

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 0.03643.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103999
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040733
https://blog.0patch.com/2018/05/0patching-foxit-reader-buffer-oops.html
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

History

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Subscriptions

Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader Phantompdf

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-04-24T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:51:32.366Z

Reserved: 2017-12-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-17557

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-04-24T20:29:00.357

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:11:15.413

Link: CVE-2017-17557

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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