This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297. 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 the print method of a Host object. 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-6521.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1171/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2019-01-24T04:00:00
Updated: 2019-01-24T03:57:01
Reserved: 2018-09-28T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-17667
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2019-01-24T04:29:02.703
Modified: 2019-10-09T23:36:51.347
Link: CVE-2018-17667
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE