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GHSA-RJW9-V59V-932X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:22 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:22

Details

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

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-10-31 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:35

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

3 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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GHSA-RJW9-V59V-932X

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

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