Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities in popular chemistry software; Foxit PDF Reader issues could lead to remote code execution

Cisco Talos recently worked with two vendors to patch multiple vulnerabilities in a favored software library used in chemistry laboratories and the Foxit PDF Reader, one of the most popular PDF reader alternatives to Adobe Acrobat.

Attackers could exploit these vulnerabilities to carry out a variety of attacks, in some cases gaining the ability to execute remote code on the targeted machine.

Seven of the vulnerabilities included in today’s Vulnerability Roundup have a CVSS severity score of 9.8 out of …

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