CVE-2018-99483 exploits
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
Summary
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. 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 typed arrays. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5380.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
62.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/foxit_reader_uaf Foxit PDF Reader Pointer Overwrite UAF · metasploit exploit, normal rank · 2018-04-20
- EDB-45269 Foxit PDF Reader 9.0.1.1049 - Pointer Overwrite Use-After-Free (Metasploit) · local · 2018-08-27
- EDB-44941 Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 - Remote Code Execution · remote · 2018-06-25
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Foxit Foxit Reader
Classification
References
- zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-18-332 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- foxitsoftware.com /support/security-bulletins.php · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/44941/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/45269/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-9948
- NVD: CVE-2018-9948
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