Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Local
0

CVE-2015-8843

Disclosure Date: April 13, 2016
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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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.4 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.4
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • foxitsoftware

Products

  • foxit reader 6.1,
  • foxit reader 6.1.2,
  • foxit reader 6.1.4,
  • foxit reader 6.2,
  • foxit reader 6.2.1,
  • foxit reader 7.0,
  • foxit reader 7.0.1,
  • foxit reader 7.0.6,
  • foxit reader 7.1.5,
  • foxit reader 7.2

Additional Info

Technical Analysis