CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-9937
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-05-17
- 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-704
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 parsing of subform elements. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5371.
Affected configurations
• foxitsoftware foxit reader (<= 9.0.1.1049)
• foxitsoftware phantompdf (<= 9.0.1.1049)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-704 Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast weakness
References
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-321 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-321 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry