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Foxit Releases Security Updates

Foxit have released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in their PDF Reader and PhantomPDF products. An unauthenticated, local attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code on an affected device.
Threat ID:
CC-2699
Category:
Threat Severity:
Low
Threat Vector:
Published:
2 October 2018 12:00 AM
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Summary

Foxit have released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in their PDF Reader and PhantomPDF products. An unauthenticated, local attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code on an affected device.

Affected platforms

The following platforms are known to be affected:

Foxit PDF Reader

  • Foxit PDF Reader - Version 9.3 and earlier
  • Foxit PhantomPDF - Version 9.3 and earlier

Foxit PhantomPDF

Threat details

Remediation steps

Type Step
Users and administrators are encouraged to review Foxit's Software Download page and apply the necessary updates.

Last edited: 17 February 2020 12:43 pm