PT-2018-14182 · Foxit · Foxit Reader

Mat Powell · Published 2018-10-11 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-17705

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 display property of CheckBox 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 9.2.0.9297, update to a version that addresses this issue, as the current version allows for remote code execution due to the handling of CheckBox objects. 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-2018-17705

ZDI-18-1198

Affected Products

Foxit Reader

References · 4

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1198 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17705 · Security Note
• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-17705 · Vendor Advisory