CVE-2018-14290
HIGHFoxit Reader and PhantomPDF < 9.1.0.5096 - Remote Code Execution via PDF Parsing
Title source: llmDescription
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.5096. 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 parsing of PDF documents. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6222.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-750
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0277
EPSS Percentile
84.5%
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
CWE-122
Status
published
Products (2)
foxitsoftware/foxit_reader
< 9.1.0.5096
foxitsoftware/phantompdf
< 9.1.0.5096
Published
Jul 31, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026