PT-2018-12429 · Foxit · Foxit Reader

Mr_Me + 1 · Published 2018-07-19 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-14311

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 (affected versions not specified)

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 XFA events due to the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, resulting in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Type Confusion

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-843

CWE-704

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-14311

ZDI-18-771

Affected Products

Foxit Reader

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-14311 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-771 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14311 · Security Note
• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory