CVE-2018-17706CWE-787

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit PhantomPDF Phantom PDF 9.1.5096

published October 29, 2018

CVSS
—
EPSS
3%
Percentile
86.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit PhantomPDF Phantom PDF 9.1.5096. 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 fxhtml2pdf. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory access past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6230.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02773 · 86.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2018-10-29T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 OCT 22:00Z
    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit PhantomPDF Phantom PDF 9.1.5096
    cvelistv5