CVE-2017-10959 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader version 8.3.1.21155. The flaw, residing in the setAction method of Link objects, stems from insufficient validation of object existence before operations, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) for successful exploitation. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.3.1.21155CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:8.3.1.21155:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.