PT-2018-14097 · Foxit · Foxit Reader

Mr_Me + 1 · Published 2018-09-28 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-17624

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 9.1.0.5096

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 handling of OCG objects 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 in the context of the current process.

Recommendations For Foxit Reader version 9.1.0.5096, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-17624

ZDI-18-1105

Affected Products

Foxit Reader

References · 4

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1105 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17624 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-17624 · Vendor Advisory
• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory