CVE-2018-9971CWE-125

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.104

published May 17, 2018

CVSS
—
EPSS
3%
Percentile
86.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.104. 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 ConvertToPDF_x86.dll. 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 object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5754.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02755 · 86.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read
Published
2018-05-17T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 MAY 15:00Z
    This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.104
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