What is CVE-2018-17701?

CVE-2018-17701 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxit Phantompdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-01-24.

How severe is CVE-2018-17701?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Foxit Phantompdf

CVE-2018-17701

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.2.0.9297. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or o…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.039 (89.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17701?: CVE-2018-17701 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxit Phantompdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-17701?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.