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CVE-2017-17557 Details

Description

In Foxit Reader before 9.1 and Foxit PhantomPDF before 9.1, a flaw exists within the parsing of the BITMAPINFOHEADER record in BMP files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the biSize member, which can result in a heap based buffer overflow. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://blog.0patch.com/2018/05/0patching-foxit-reader-buffer-oops.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103999	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040733	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://blog.0patch.com/2018/05/0patching-foxit-reader-buffer-oops.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103999	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040733	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
foxitsoftware foxit reader	< 9.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
foxitsoftware phantompdf	< 9.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 5, 2018	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Jun 2, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 28, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]