CVE-2018-9967

HIGH

Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF < 9.0.1.1049 - Remote Code Execution via TextBox Format Action Use-After-Free

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. 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 handling of Format actions of TextBox objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5571.

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-18-351

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0037
EPSS Percentile 58.8%
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-416
Status published
Products (2)
foxitsoftware/foxit_reader < 9.0.1.1049
foxitsoftware/phantompdf < 9.0.1.1049
Published May 17, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026