CVE-2018-14290

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.5096. 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 parsing of PDF documents. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6222.
References
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
OR cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2018-07-31 20:29

Updated : 2024-02-04 20:03


NVD link : CVE-2018-14290

Mitre link : CVE-2018-14290

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-14290


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Products Affected

microsoft

  • windows

foxitsoftware

  • foxit_reader
  • phantompdf
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow