CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-17679

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297. 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 parsing of PDF documents. By manipulating a document's elements, an attacker can cause a pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6890.

6.8 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

8.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1180/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1
Information

Published : 2019-01-24 04:29

Updated : 2019-10-09 11:36

NVD link : CVE-2018-17679

Mitre link : CVE-2018-17679

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-416