PT-2018-14143 · Foxit · Foxit Reader

Esteban Ruiz + 1 · Published 2018-10-11 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-17669

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 9.2.0.9297

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 name property of a XFA object, resulting from 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 9.2.0.9297, update to a version that fixes the issue with the XFA object's name property handling. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of XFA objects or restricting access to potentially malicious files and web pages until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-17669

ZDI-18-1166

Affected Products

Foxit Reader

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-17669 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17669 · Security Note
• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1166 · Security Note