CVE-2018-9974

HIGH

Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader < 9.0.1.1049 - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule
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 ConvertToPDF_x86.dll. 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 in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5895.

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-18-358

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0052
EPSS Percentile 66.7%
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 < 9.0.1.1049
foxitsoftware/phantompdf < 9.0.1.1049
Published May 17, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026