CVE-2018-14289Out-of-bounds Read in Foxit Reader

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read3 documents3 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 56.25%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJul 31
Latest updateMay 13

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.5096. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PDF documents. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

CVEListV5foxit/foxit_reader9.0.1.5096
NVDfoxitsoftware/phantompdf9.1.0.5096

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-79wg-vj3x-cvh7: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 92022-05-13
CVEList
CVE-2018-14289: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 92018-07-31
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