CVE-2018-10491

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 parsing of U3D Bone Weight Modifier structures. 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 under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5423.

Score

CVSS 3.0 8.8 High

Status

Modified - zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

Published

2018-05-17

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected products

• Foxit Reader (Foxit)
• Foxit Reader (Foxitsoftware)
• Phantompdf (Foxitsoftware)

References

• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-401