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CVE-2018-17622 Details

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.1.0.5096. 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 Calculate events. 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 buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6354.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php CVEMitigationVendor Advisory
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1103 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php [email protected]MitigationVendor Advisory
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1103 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
foxitsoftware phantompdf
<= 9.2.0.9297

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
foxitsoftware reader
<= 9.2.0.9297

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-17622
NVD Published Date:
Oct 29, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-17622 Details - Not Deferred