Buffer Overflow in Foxit PDF Toolkit (CVE-2017-5364)
Summary
Vulnerability in Foxit PDF Toolkit (CVE-2017-5364). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to 2.0 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Foxit PDF Toolkit v1.3 allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution when the victim opens the specially crafted PDF file. The Vulnerability has been fixed in v2.0.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-5364 has been found in Foxit PDF Toolkit.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: upgrade Foxit PDF Toolkit to 2.0 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Foxit PDF Toolkit CVE-2017-5364" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-5364 (Foxit PDF Toolkit) — CWE-119 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / unauthenticated
Patched: 2.0 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-119) exists in Foxit PDF Toolkit.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Foxit PDF Toolkit.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to 2.0.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Foxit PDF Toolkit を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Apply patch patch
Upgrade Foxit PDF Toolkit to 2.0ステージング環境で 2.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch foxitsoftware.com
- web securityfocus.com