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

Published 8 y ago 2018-05-17 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

8.8

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

3.0%

percentile 87%

Public exploits

none known

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 ConvertToPDF_x86.dll. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5895.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.01% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	8.8	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	6.8	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`

Affected products

Foxit Foxit Reader

Classification

Weakness

CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

foxitsoftware.com /support/security-bulletins.php · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-18-358 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2018-9974
NVD: CVE-2018-9974

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