CVE-2017-17557
HIGHFoxit Reader and PhantomPDF < 9.1 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow via BMP BITMAPINFOHEADER Parsing
Title source: llmDescription
In Foxit Reader before 9.1 and Foxit PhantomPDF before 9.1, a flaw exists within the parsing of the BITMAPINFOHEADER record in BMP files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the biSize member, which can result in a heap based buffer overflow. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040733
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blog.0patch.com/2018/05/0patching-foxit-reader-buffer-oops.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103999
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.2902
EPSS Percentile
96.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (2)
foxitsoftware/foxit_reader
< 9.1
foxitsoftware/phantompdf
< 9.1
Published
Apr 24, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026