Vulnerability Report

CVE-2017-12892

Title: Foxitsoftware Pdf Compressor

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2017-12892.

CWE Category CWE-426

Published Date Aug 16, 2017

Modified Date Jun 17, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 7.8 CVSS v3.1

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

3.34%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2017-12892: Foxit PDF Compressor installers from versions from 7.0.0.183 to 7.7.2.10 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, wherein it is possible for the installer to load a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer.

Impacted Vendors

foxitsoftware 1

Reference Links

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100414 https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100414 https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

CVSS v3.1

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

REQUIRED

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

UNCHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

6.8

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns