CVE-2018-5679Out-of-bounds Read in Phantompdf

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read3 documents3 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.4%
top 19.31%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMay 24
Latest updateMay 14

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader before 9.1 and PhantomPDF before 9.1. 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 processing of specially crafted pdf files with embedded u3d images. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the 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 Packages2 packages

NVDfoxitsoftware/reader9.0.1.1049
NVDfoxitsoftware/phantompdf9.0.1.1049

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vq4w-c95p-5h7h: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader before 92022-05-14
CVEList
CVE-2018-5679: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader before 92018-05-24
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