CVE-2018-17685 — Type Confusion in Reader

CWE-843 — Type ConfusionCWE-704 — Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast3 documents3 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 50.22%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Foxitsoftware PhantompdfFoxitsoftware ReaderFoxit Reader
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 PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code …

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-ppgq-34jh-mhcx: 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-2018-17685: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9↗2019-01-24
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CVE-2018-17685 — Type Confusion in Foxitsoftware Reader | cvebase