CVE-2018-5680

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. 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 object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-5677 and CVE-2018-5679.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://srcincite.io/advisories/src-2018-0016/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104300

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0143
EPSS Percentile 80.8%
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-125
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