Vulnerability CVE-2018-7406


Published: 2018-05-24

Description:
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader before 9.1 and PhantomPDF before 9.1. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. 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 u3d images inside of a pdf. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an array indexing issue. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.

Type:

CWE-129

(Improper Validation of Array Index)

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:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104300
https://srcincite.io/advisories/src-2018-0017/
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

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