Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 parsing of PDF documents. By manipulating a document's elements, an attacker can cause a pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6890.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1180/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
57.2%
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-416
Status
published
Products (2)
foxitsoftware/phantompdf
< 9.2.0.9297
foxitsoftware/reader
< 9.2.0.9297
Published
Jan 24, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026