CVEvulnerability

CVE-2018-11620

6.5 MEDIUM Published 2018-07-31 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2018-07-31
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-125, CWE-200

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 ConvertToPDF_x86.dll. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5756.

Affected configurations

• foxitsoftware foxit reader (<= 9.1.0.5096) • foxitsoftware phantompdf (<= 9.1.0.5096)

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness

References