CVE-2016-8856 (GCVE-0-2016-8856)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-10-31 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:35
VLAI
Summary
Foxit Reader for Mac 2.1.0.0804 and earlier and Foxit Reader for Linux 2.1.0.0805 and earlier suffered from a vulnerability where weak file permissions could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. After the installation, Foxit Reader's core files were world-writable by default, allowing an attacker to overwrite them with backdoor code, which when executed by privileged user would result in Privilege Escalation, Code Execution, or both.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bu… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037101 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Date Public
2016-10-31 00:00
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