This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.0.29478. 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 conversion of HTML files to PDF. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9591.
References
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https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-209/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2020-02-13T22:20:42
Updated: 2020-02-13T22:20:41
Reserved: 2020-02-11T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-8853
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2020-02-14T18:15:10.963
Modified: 2020-02-18T13:55:29.890
Link: CVE-2020-8853
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Redhat Information
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