Out-of-bounds Read in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
CVE-2018-20310
Foxit Reader before 9.5, and PhantomPDF before 8.3.10 and 9.x before 9.5, has a proxyDoAction race condition that can cause a stack-based buffer overflow or an out-of-bounds read.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.009 (54.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
- Foxitsoftware Reader
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-20310?
- CVE-2018-20310 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-01-07.
- How severe is CVE-2018-20310?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-20310 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.