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CVE-2016-8856

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.

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Foxitsoftware ≫ Reader SwPlatformmac_os_x Version <= 2.1.0.0804
Foxitsoftware ≫ Reader SwPlatformlinux_kernel Version <= 2.1.0.0805
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.01% 0.003
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd@nist.gov 4.6 3.9 6.4
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608
VDB Entry
Technical Description