CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-9948
6.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-05-17
- 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-200, CWE-824
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 execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5380.
Affected configurations
• foxitsoftware foxit reader (<= 9.0.1.1049)
• foxitsoftware phantompdf (<= 9.0.1.1049)
Related
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44941/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45269/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-332 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44941/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45269/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-332 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry