Number: AV20-280
Date: 4 August 2020
On 31 July 2020 Foxit published a Security Bulletin to address vulnerabilities in multiple products:
- Foxit Reader (versions 10.0.0.35798 and prior)
- Foxit PhantomPDF (versions 10.0.0.35798 and prior)
Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities could lead to information disclosure or remote code execution.
The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the provided web link and apply the necessary updates:
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.html
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