Foxit Enterprise Reader 8.1 has been released by Foxit Software. Foxit Enterprise Reader is a free PDF reader designed to meet the needs of an enterprise. It is designed to be fully compatible with Adobe Reader and provides full-fidelity viewing of PDF documents.
New Features in Foxit Reader 8.1
- Integrates with Box
Integration with Box enables users to open PDFs files stored in Box directly from the Open menu, and save files to Box from the Save As menu. - Foxit Archive integration
Integrates with Foxit Archive, which is a secure, cloud-based, document management solution. Users can check in and out PDFs in Foxit Archive for easier document collaboration through Foxit Reader.
Improvements in Foxit Reader 8.1
- Annotating enhancements
Improved the workflow of all annotation tools, and allow users to change statuses of the annotations made by others in a shared review. - Supports JavaScript form submission actions.
- Allow ConnectedPDF document owners to allow or disallow other users to start Connected Reviews or create new versions.
Issues Addressed in Foxit Reader 8.1
- Fixed some security and stability issues.
Vulnerability Details
- Addressed potential issues where the application could be exposed to a Heap Corruption vulnerability, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Addressed potential issues where the application could be exposed to a Use-After-Free vulnerability, which could be leveraged by attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- Addressed potential issues where the application could be exposed to an Out-of-Bounds Read or Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability, which could lead to remote code execution or information disclosure.
- Addressed a potential issue where the application could be exposed to a Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability, which could cause the application to crash unexpectedly.
- Addressed potential issues where the application could be exposed to Heap Buffer Overflow vulnerability, which could lead to remote code execution.
- Addressed a potential issue where the application could be exposed to an Integer Overflow vulnerability, which could lead to remote code execution.
Foxit Enterprise Reader is one of the applications that is managed and updated by ODS. If you are a current customer who has requested Foxit Enterprise Reader, ODS will automatically update your version over the next few days. The update will install silently. No user interaction is required. There are no additional fees or charges for ODS to update your version of Foxit Enterprise Reader.
If you would like assistance managing and deploying Foxit Enterprise Reader for PCs, please contact H Tech Solutions using the URL below.
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