CVE-2018-14309 — Use After Free in Foxit Reader

CWE-416 — Use After FreeCWE-94 — Code InjectionCWE-917 — Expression Language Injection6 documents6 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 41.27%
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 9.1.0.5096. 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 handling of the SeedValue Generic Object parameter provided to the signatureSetSeedValue function. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on t…

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_reader9.1.0.5096
▶NVDfoxitsoftware/phantompdf9.1.0.5096

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-wmg8-34jg-v3f5: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9↗2022-05-13
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GHSA
RichFaces vulnerable to Expression Language Injection↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2018-14309: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9↗2018-07-31
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
RichFaces: Injection of arbitrary EL variable mapper allows to bypass mitigation of CVE-2015-0279 and thereby remote code execution↗2018-05-30
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-12532 RichFaces: Injection of arbitrary EL variable mapper allows to bypass mitigation of CVE-2015-0279 and thereby remote code execution↗2018-05-31
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