CVE-2020-17434
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit Studio Photo 3.6.6.922. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of ARW files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-11357.
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Foxit Studio Photo 3.6.6.922 has an out-of-bounds read in ARW parsing, allowing info disclosure via a malicious file.
Vulnerability
This vulnerability affects Foxit Studio Photo version 3.6.6.922. The flaw resides in the parsing of ARW (Sony Raw) files. Due to improper validation of user-supplied data, the parser performs a read past the end of an allocated structure, leading to an out-of-bounds read condition [1][2].
Exploitation
The attacker must convince the target to visit a malicious page or open a crafted ARW file. No authentication or special privileges are required beyond user interaction. No additional privileges or race conditions are needed; the vulnerability is triggered during normal file processing [2].
Impact
A successful exploit allows an attacker to disclose sensitive information from process memory. This information disclosure (confidentiality impact) can be leveraged in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to achieve code execution in the context of the current process [2]. The CVSS score is 3.3 (low severity) [2].
Mitigation
As of the available references, no fix has been released for Foxit Studio Photo 3.6.6.922. The vendor's security bulletin does not mention this product [1]. Users should exercise caution when opening ARW files from untrusted sources. No workaround is provided.
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Affected products
2- Range: = 3.6.6.922
- Foxit/Studio Photov5Range: 3.6.6.922
Patches
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References
2- www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1345/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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