Information disclosure in Foxit Reader
CVE-2018-9948
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. 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 handling of typed arrays. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5380.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.631 (99.2th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.513 · newest: 0.631 · change: +0.117
Affected products
- Foxit Reader — versions 9.0.0.29935
- Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader
- Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-332 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44941/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45269/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-9948?
- CVE-2018-9948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxit Reader, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-17.
- How severe is CVE-2018-9948?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-9948 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.