CVE-2020-8853

HIGH

Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF - Out-of-bounds Write in HTML to PDF Conversion

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.0.29478. 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 conversion of HTML files to PDF. 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 structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9591.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-209/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0184
EPSS Percentile 83.2%
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 < 9.7.0.29455
foxitsoftware/reader < 9.7.0.29478
Published Feb 14, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026