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
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608 | Technical Description VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037101 | |
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2016-10-31T10:00:00
Updated: 2017-07-28T09:57:01
Reserved: 2016-10-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-8856
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-10-31T10:59:09.380
Modified: 2017-07-29T01:34:20.070
Link: CVE-2016-8856
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CWE