What is CVE-2018-19447?

CVE-2018-19447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-06-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-19447?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-19447 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex

CVE-2018-19447

A stack-based buffer overflow can occur for specially crafted PDF files in Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) 5.4.0.1031 when parsing the URI string. An attacker can leverage this to gain remote code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.049 (91.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19447?: CVE-2018-19447 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-19447?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-19447 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.