PT-2018-10702 · Foxit · Foxit Reader

Published 2018-07-19 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-11618

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Foxit Reader version 9.0.0.29935

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations. User interaction is required, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The flaw exists within the handling of the resetForm method due to the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on it. An attacker can leverage this to execute code under the context of the current process.

Recommendations For Foxit Reader version 9.0.0.29935, consider disabling the resetForm method as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-11618

ZDI-18-695

Affected Products

Foxit Reader

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11618 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-695 · Security Note
• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11618 · Security Note