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HistoryOct 31, 2016 - 10:59 a.m.

CVE-2016-8856

2016-10-3110:59:09
CWE-275
mitre
web.nvd.nist.gov
23
cve-2016-8856
foxit reader
mac
linux
vulnerability
file permissions
arbitrary code
privilege escalation

CVSS2

4.6

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

7.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

26.8%

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.

Affected configurations

Nvd
Node
foxitsoftwarereaderRange2.1.0.0804mac_os_x
OR
foxitsoftwarereaderRange2.1.0.0805linux_kernel
VendorProductVersionCPE
foxitsoftwarereader*cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:*
foxitsoftwarereader*cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:linux_kernel:*:*

CVSS2

4.6

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

7.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

26.8%

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