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High
CVE-2015-8843
The Foxit Cloud Update Service (FoxitCloudUpdateService) in Foxit Reader 6.1...
Vulnerability Description
The Foxit Cloud Update Service (FoxitCloudUpdateService) in Foxit Reader 6.1 through 6.2.x and 7.x before 7.2.2, when an update to the Cloud plugin is available, allows local users to gain privileges by writing crafted data to a shared memory region, which triggers memory corruption.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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Affected Vendor
foxitsoftware
View all reports →Affected Software
foxit reader
Vulnerable Versions:
6.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.4, 6.2, 6.2.1, 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.6, 7.1.5, 7.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 13th, 2016
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.