PT-2018-10810 · Foxit · Foxit Reader

Phil Blankenship · Published 2018-04-20 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-1176

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 parsing of ePub files due to the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, resulting in a write past the end of an allocated object. 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 parsing of ePub files as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to potentially malicious pages or files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1176

ZDI-18-314

Affected Products

Foxit Reader

References · 4

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-314 · Security Note
• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1176 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1176 · Security Note