CVE-2017-8455 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader prior to version 8.2.1 and PhantomPDF prior to version 8.2.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to potentially obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted PDF document containing a malicious font. Rated as High severity with a CVSS score of 7.8, exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is currently no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.2.0.2051CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 8.2.0.2192CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.