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CVE-2018-9958in critical feed4 exploits

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
61.7%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
4
Metasploit · Exploit-DB

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. 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 Text Annotations. When setting the point attribute, the process does not properly validate the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5620.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

61.71% 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-49116 Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 - Arbitrary Code Execution · local · 2020-11-27
  • 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 byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Foxit Foxit Reader

Classification

Weakness

References

  • foxitsoftware.com /support/security-bulletins.php · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-18-342 · x_refsource_MISC, 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
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/160240/Foxit-Reader-9.0.1.1049-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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