CVE-2011-3691 is an untrusted search path vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader versions prior to 5.0.2.0718. This flaw allows local attackers to escalate privileges by placing a malicious dwmapi.dll, dwrite.dll, or msdrm.dll file in the current working directory. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.