CVE-2018-17627Use After Free in Reader

CWE-416Use After Free3 documents3 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 30.88%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 24
Latest updateMay 13

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297. 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 XFA mouseUp event. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execut

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

NVDfoxitsoftware/reader9.2.0.9297
CVEListV5foxit/reader9.2.0.9297
NVDfoxitsoftware/phantompdf9.2.0.9297

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-pf5w-6f6m-r3g8: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 92022-05-13
CVEList
CVE-2018-17627: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 92019-01-24
CVE-2018-17627 — Use After Free in Foxitsoftware Reader | cvebase