cvelist/2016/8xxx/CVE-2016-8856.json

{
   "CVE_data_meta" : {
      "ASSIGNER" : "cve@mitre.org",
      "ID" : "CVE-2016-8856",
      "STATE" : "PUBLIC"
   },
   "affects" : {
      "vendor" : {
         "vendor_data" : [
            {
               "product" : {
                  "product_data" : [
                     {
                        "product_name" : "n/a",
                        "version" : {
                           "version_data" : [
                              {
                                 "version_value" : "n/a"
                              }
                           ]
                        }
                     }
                  ]
               },
               "vendor_name" : "n/a"
            }
         ]
      }
   },
   "data_format" : "MITRE",
   "data_type" : "CVE",
   "data_version" : "4.0",
   "description" : {
      "description_data" : [
         {
            "lang" : "eng",
            "value" : "Foxit Reader for Mac 2.1.0.0804 and earlier and Foxit Reader for Linux 2.1.0.0805 and earlier suffered from a vulnerability where weak file permissions could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. After the installation, Foxit Reader's core files were world-writable by default, allowing an attacker to overwrite them with backdoor code, which when executed by privileged user would result in Privilege Escalation, Code Execution, or both."
         }
      ]
   },
   "problemtype" : {
      "problemtype_data" : [
         {
            "description" : [
               {
                  "lang" : "eng",
                  "value" : "n/a"
               }
            ]
         }
      ]
   },
   "references" : {
      "reference_data" : [
         {
            "name" : "https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php",
            "refsource" : "CONFIRM",
            "url" : "https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php"
         },
         {
            "name" : "93608",
            "refsource" : "BID",
            "url" : "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93608"
         },
         {
            "name" : "1037101",
            "refsource" : "SECTRACK",
            "url" : "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037101"
         }
      ]
   }
}