MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2015-8580

Foxit Reader vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
3.7%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the (1) Print method and (2) App object handling in Foxit Reader before 7.2.2 and Foxit PhantomPDF before 7.2.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document.
Affected vendor
Foxitsoftware
Affected product
Foxit Reader
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2015-12-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-8580

  • Confirm whether Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-8580.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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