CVSS2
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
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
EPSS
Percentile
26.8%
Foxit Reader is prone to an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:reader";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.809333");
script_version("2024-02-15T05:05:40+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-8856");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.6");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-15 05:05:40 +0000 (Thu, 15 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2017-07-29 01:34:00 +0000 (Sat, 29 Jul 2017)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-11-08 17:31:49 +0530 (Tue, 08 Nov 2016)");
script_name("Foxit Reader Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability - Linux");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Foxit Reader is prone to an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to Foxit Reader's core
files are world-writable by default.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote
attackers to overwrite core files with backdoor code, which when executed by
privileged user would result in Privilege Escalation, Code Execution, or both.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Foxit Reader version 2.1.0.0805 and
earlier");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Foxit Reader version
2.2.1025 or later.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("General");
script_dependencies("gb_foxit_reader_detect_lin.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("foxit/reader/linux/ver");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!foxitVer = get_app_version(cpe:CPE)){
exit(0);
}
## 2.2.1025 is the latest version available
if(version_is_less_equal(version:foxitVer, test_version:"2.1.0.0805"))
{
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:foxitVer, fixed_version:"2.2.1025");
security_message(data:report);
exit(0);
}
CVSS2
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
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
EPSS
Percentile
26.8%