Vulnerabilities > CVE-2012-4337 - Memory Corruption vulnerability in Foxit Reader

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(62063);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/11 17:09:26");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-4337");
  script_bugtraq_id(55150);
  script_xref(name:"MSVR", value:"MSVR12-013");

  script_name(english:"Foxit Reader < 5.3 Cross-References RCE");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Foxit Reader.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A PDF viewer installed on the remote host is affected by a remote code
execution vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description",  value:
"The version of Foxit Reader installed on the remote Windows host is
prior to 5.3. It is, therefore, affected by a memory corruption issue
due to the calculation of a negative number during the processing of
cross-references. An attacker can exploit this, by tricking a user
into opening a crafted PDF file, to execute arbitrary code with the
user's privileges.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.foxitsoftware.com/company/press.php?id=257");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution",  value:
"Upgrade to Foxit Reader version 5.3 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/08/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/05/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/09/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("foxit_reader_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Foxit Reader");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("install_func.inc");

app = "Foxit Reader";
install = get_single_install(app_name:app, exit_if_unknown_ver:TRUE);
version = install["version"];
path    = install["path"];

report = NULL;

fixed_version = "5.3";
if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fixed_version, strict:FALSE) < 0)
{
  port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport");
  if (!port)
    port = 445;

  report =
    '\n  Path              : ' + path +
    '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
    '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fixed_version + '\n';

  security_report_v4(port:port, extra:report, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
  exit(0);
}
else
  audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, app, version, path);