CVE-2018-17679CWE-416

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297

published January 24, 2019

CVSS
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EPSS
5%
Percentile
91.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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 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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04556 · 91.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2019-01-24T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 JAN 04:00Z
    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297
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