CVE-2018-17699

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
Publication date:
24/01/2019
Last modified:
18/09/2020

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-7073.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 9.2.0.9297 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 9.2.0.9297 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*