CVE-2018-9948CWE-824

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935

published May 17, 2018

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High probability of exploitation

NVD has not assigned a CVSS score to this record. It sits in the 99.2th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS
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EPSS
63%
Percentile
99.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. 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 handling of typed arrays. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5380.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.63072 · 99.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-824 · Access of Uninitialized Pointer
Published
2018-05-17T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 SEP 03:16Z
    EPSS moved 64% → 51%
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  • 06 SEP 03:12Z
    EPSS moved 64% → 51%
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  • 30 AUG 16:01Z
    EPSS moved 51% → 64%
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  • 29 AUG 04:43Z
    EPSS moved 64% → 51%
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  • 17 MAY 15:00Z
    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935
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