CVE-2018-17686CWE-125

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297

published January 24, 2019

CVSS
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EPSS
24%
Percentile
97.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 processing of BMP images. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6844.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.24397 · 97.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read
Published
2019-01-24T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 JAN 04:00Z
    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297
    cvelistv5