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.
Published: 2016-10-31
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Foxitsoftware Reader
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:35:01.612Z

Reserved: 2016-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8856

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-10-31T10:59:09.380

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-8856

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