CVE-2018-9970 — Use After Free in Foxit Reader

CWE-416 — Use After FreeCWE-20 — Improper Input Validation3 documents3 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 32.77%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Foxitsoftware Foxit ReaderFoxitsoftware PhantompdfFoxit Reader
Timeline
PublishedMay 17
Latest updateMay 13

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. 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 XFA execEvent method of Button elements. 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 …

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_reader9.0.1.1049
▶NVDfoxitsoftware/phantompdf9.0.1.1049

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-pcvj-fvrc-f54x: 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-2018-9970: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9↗2018-05-17
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