7.4
HIGH
CVE-2015-8843
Foxit Reader Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 13, 2016, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 19, 2016, 3:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-8843 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Foxitsoftware foxit_reader
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-8843.

URL Resource
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-640
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php#FRD-35 Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-8843 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php#FRD-35 No Types Assigned https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php#FRD-35 Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.19 }} 0.12%

score

0.56723

percentile

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