cve-2016-8856
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-10-31 10:00
Modified
2024-08-06 02:35
Severity ?
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608Technical Description, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037101
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608Technical Description, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037101
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
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