Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2018-9948Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Foxit Reader

Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
87.3%
top 0.55%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Timeline
PublishedMay 17
Latest updateMay 13

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. 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 typed arrays. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to exec

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

CVEListV5foxit/foxit_reader9.0.0.29935
NVDfoxitsoftware/phantompdf9.0.1.1049

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-589f-765p-q2h4: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 92022-05-13
CVEList
CVE-2018-9948: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 92018-05-17

💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Exploit-DB
Foxit PDF Reader 9.0.1.1049 - Pointer Overwrite Use-After-Free (Metasploit)2018-08-27
Exploit-DB
Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 - Remote Code Execution2018-06-25
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