CVE-ID |
CVE-2016-8856
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• CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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Description |
Foxit Reader for Mac 2.1.0.0804 and earlier and Foxit Reader for Linux 2.1.0.0805 and earlier suffered from a vulnerability where weak file permissions could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. After the installation, Foxit Reader's core files were world-writable by default, allowing an attacker to overwrite them with backdoor code, which when executed by privileged user would result in Privilege Escalation, Code Execution, or both.
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Assigning CNA |
MITRE Corporation |
Date Record Created |
20161019 |
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Phase (Legacy) |
Assigned (20161019) |
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Comments (Legacy) |
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Proposed (Legacy) |
N/A |
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