Vulnerability CVE-2018-17685


Published: 2019-01-23   Modified: 2019-01-24

Description:
This 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 handling of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6819.

Type:

CWE-704

(Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Foxitsoftware -> Phantompdf 
Foxitsoftware -> Reader 

 References:
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1204/

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