Use After Free in Foxit Reader
CVE-2018-14305
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 processing of PolyLine annotations. 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 under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6265.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (85.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Foxit Reader — versions 9.0.1.5096
- Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader
- Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-765 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-14305?
- CVE-2018-14305 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxit Reader, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-07-31.
- How severe is CVE-2018-14305?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.