PT-2018-19099 · Foxit · Foxit Reader

Published 2018-04-20 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-9936

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 9.0.0.29935

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 field elements 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 under the context of the current process.

Recommendations For Foxit Reader version 9.0.0.29935, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-704

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-9936

ZDI-18-320

Affected Products

Foxit Reader

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9936 · Vendor Advisory
• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9936 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-320 · Security Note