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CVE-2018-5679 Details

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader before 9.1 and PhantomPDF before 9.1. 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 processing of specially crafted pdf files with embedded u3d images. 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 object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-5677 and CVE-2018-5680.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
foxitsoftware phantompdf
<= 9.0.1.1049

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
foxitsoftware reader
<= 9.0.1.1049

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-5679
NVD Published Date:
May 24, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-5679 Details - Not Deferred