SRC-2018-0009 : Foxit Reader BMP Image Parsing BITMAPINFOHEADER biWidth Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID:

CVE-2017-17557

CVSS Score:

6.8, (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Affected Vendors:

Foxit

Affected Products:

Foxit Reader and Foxit PhantomPDF

Vulnerability Details:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader. 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 BMP images. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.

Vendor Response:

Foxit has issued an update to correct these vulnerabilities. More details can be found at:
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

Disclosure Timeline:

  • 2017-11-25 – Verified and sent to Foxit
  • 2018-04-20 – Coordinated public release of advisory

Proof of Concept:

/pocs/src-2018-0009.bmp

Credit:

This vulnerability was discovered by Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Source Incite