CVE-2016-8856 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037101 https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8