CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
92.9%
Foxit Reader is prone to a memory corruption vulnerability.
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802957");
script_version("2023-07-25T05:05:58+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4337");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-25 05:05:58 +0000 (Tue, 25 Jul 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-09-07 11:03:23 +0530 (Fri, 07 Sep 2012)");
script_name("Foxit Reader PDF File Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/50359");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55150");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://securitytracker.com/id?1027424");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("General");
script_dependencies("gb_foxit_reader_detect_portable_win.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("foxit/reader/ver");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow the attackers to execute arbitrary code
on the target system.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Foxit Reader version prior to 5.3 on Windows XP and Windows 7");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"An unspecified error when parsing PDF files and can be exploited to corrupt
memory.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to the Foxit Reader version 5.3 or later.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Foxit Reader is prone to a memory corruption vulnerability.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.foxitsoftware.com/Secure_PDF_Reader/");
exit(0);
}
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4, xpx64:3, win7:2, win7x64:2) <= 0){
exit(0);
}
foxitVer = get_kb_item("foxit/reader/ver");
if(!foxitVer){
exit(0);
}
if(version_is_less(version:foxitVer, test_version:"5.3.0.0423")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:foxitVer, fixed_version:"5.3.0.0423");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);