This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.1.0.5096. 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 Calculate events. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6354.
References
Link Resource
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1103 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-2018-17622

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-10-29T21:29:01.257

Modified: 2020-09-18T17:10:24.497


Link: CVE-2018-17622

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