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 |
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https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1103 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
History
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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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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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Redhat Information
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CWE