PT-2018-12407 · Foxit · Foxit Reader

Published 2018-07-19 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-14291

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 9.0.1.5096

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 PDF documents, specifically by manipulating a document's elements to cause a pointer to be reused after it has been freed, allowing an attacker to execute code under the context of the current process.

Recommendations For Foxit Reader version 9.0.1.5096, update to a version that fixes the use-after-free flaw in the PDF parsing functionality to prevent remote code execution.

Fix

RCE

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-14291

ZDI-18-751

Affected Products

Foxit Reader

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-14291 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-751 · Security Note
• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14291 · Security Note