CVE-2020-17413

HIGH

Foxit PhantomPDF 10.0.0.35798 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 10.0.0.35798. 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 embedded in PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-11226.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1235/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0284
EPSS Percentile 86.4%
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-121 CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
foxitsoftware/3d < 10.0.1.35811 (2 CPE variants)
Published Oct 13, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026