Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Foxit PhantomPDF by Foxit Software
CVE-2018-14295

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Foxit
Status
Foxit PhantomPDF
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 July 2018

Summary

This vulnerability in Foxit PhantomPDF allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations when a user interacts with a malicious PDF. The flaw arises during the handling of shading patterns in PDF documents, where user-supplied data is not adequately validated, leading to an integer overflow prior to buffer allocation. Consequently, an attacker could potentially execute code within the context of the current process by tricking users into visiting a harmful page or opening a malicious file.

Affected Version(s)

Foxit PhantomPDF Phantom PDF 9.1.5096

References

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
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https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-755
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EPSS Score

23% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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