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 handling of Format events. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6355.
References
Link Resource
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1102 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2018-10-29T22:00:00

Updated: 2018-10-29T21:57:01

Reserved: 2018-09-28T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2018-17621

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-10-29T21:29:01.083

Modified: 2019-10-09T23:36:45.160


Link: CVE-2018-17621

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