CVE-2018-5675

HIGH

Foxit Reader <9.1, PhantomPDF <9.1 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader before 9.1 and PhantomPDF before 9.1. 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 specially crafted pdf files with embedded u3d images. Crafted data in the PDF file can trigger an out-of-bounds write on a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104300
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://srcincite.io/advisories/src-2018-0013/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0129
EPSS Percentile 79.9%
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-787
Status published
Products (2)
foxitsoftware/phantompdf < 9.0.1.1049
foxitsoftware/reader < 9.0.1.1049
Published May 24, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026