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Foxit Alert

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Classification
These posts contain security alerts, including digital loopholes, electronic attacks, technical updates, and they are classified base on the level of severity.

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Warning Date

Severity Level

Warning Number

Target Sector

1 August, 2022

● High

2022-5078

All

Description:

Foxit has released security updates to address several vulnerabilities in the following products:

  • Foxit PDF Reader (previously named Foxit Reader)
    • 12.0.0.12394 and earlier, Windows
  • Foxit PDF Editor (previously named Foxit PhantomPDF)
    • 12.0.0.12394, 11.2.2.53575 and all previous 11.x versions, 10.1.8.37795 and earlier
  • Foxit PDF Editor for Mac (previously named Foxit PhantomPDF Mac)
    • 12.0.0.0601, 11.1.2.0420 and earlier, macOS
  • Foxit PDF Reader for Mac (previously named Foxit Reader Mac)
    • 12.0.0.0601, 11.1.2.0420 and earlier, macOS
Threats:

Attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by doing the following:

  • Denial of service attack (DoS)
  • Unauthorized disclosure of information
  • Execute arbitrary code –remotely
  • Memory corruption
Best practice and Recommendations:

The CERT team encourages users to review Foxit security advisory and apply the necessary updates:

Last updated at 1 August, 2022

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