CVE-2015-8843 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Foxit Cloud Update Service within Foxit Reader versions 6.1 through 6.2.x and 7.x before 7.2.2. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by manipulating shared memory during a Cloud plugin update, leading to memory corruption. Rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.4), the attack requires high attack complexity but can result in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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