CVEvulnerability

CVE-2018-14282

8.8 HIGH 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])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-665, CWE-824

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 handling of FlateDecode streams. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5763.

Affected configurations

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

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-665 Improper Initialization weakness
  • CWE-824 Access of Uninitialized Pointer weakness

References