CVE-2018-14290 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Foxit Reader

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer OverflowCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer3 documents3 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 36.34%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Foxitsoftware Foxit ReaderFoxitsoftware PhantompdfFoxit Reader
Timeline
PublishedJul 31
Latest updateMay 13

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to e…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5foxit/foxit_reader9.0.1.5096
▶NVDfoxitsoftware/phantompdf9.1.0.5096

Patches

Patch: www.foxitsoftware.com ↗Patch: www.foxitsoftware.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5fqg-pfvv-qfhf: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2018-14290: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9↗2018-07-31
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