CVE-2018-17679

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his vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297. 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 parsing of PDF documents. By manipulating a document's elements, an attacker can cause a pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6890.

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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OR cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:54

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php - Vendor Advisory () https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php - Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1180/ - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1180/ - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Information

Published : 2019-01-24 04:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:54


NVD link : CVE-2018-17679

Mitre link : CVE-2018-17679

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-17679


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CWE
CWE-416

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