CVE-2020-10904

HIGH

Foxit PhantomPDF and Reader < 9.7.1.29511 - Remote Code Execution via U3D Object Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.1.29511. 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 U3D objects in PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-10464.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-532/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0216
EPSS Percentile 84.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
foxitsoftware/phantompdf < 9.7.1.29511
foxitsoftware/reader < 9.7.1.29511
Published Apr 22, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026