CVE-2018-14293CWE-416

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.1.0.5096

published July 31, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
3%
Percentile
85.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.1.0.5096. 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 under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6233.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02737 · 85.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2018-07-31T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 JUL 20:00Z
    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.1.0.5096
    cvelistv5