Current Foxit Reader can execute malicious code

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Current Foxit Reader can execute malicious code

Security expert Andrea Micalizzi has discovered a critical vulnerability in the current Foxit Reader's browser plugin; according to the researcher, the hole can be exploited to inject malicious code. When a web page instructs the npFoxitReaderPlugin.dll plugin to open a PDF document from a very long URL, a buffer overflow is created on the stack. Micalizzi's advisory also includes an appropriate exploit for the vulnerability.

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