CVE-2020-27860CWE-787

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.0.1.35811

High · published February 11, 2021

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
4%
Percentile
89.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.0.1.35811. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of XFA templates. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-11727.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03554 · 89.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2021-02-11T23:35Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 FEB 23:35Z
    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit Reader 10.0.1.35811
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