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CVE-2018-20311 Details

Description

Foxit Reader before 9.5, and PhantomPDF before 8.3.10 and 9.x before 9.5, has a proxyCPDFAction race condition that can cause a stack-based buffer overflow or an out-of-bounds read.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]
CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')[email protected]
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
foxitsoftware phantompdf
< 8.3.10
>= 9.0, < 9.5

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
foxitsoftware reader
< 9.5

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-20311
NVD Published Date:
Jan 7, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-20311 Details - Not Deferred