CVE-2018-1174

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-1174
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-05-17 15:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:38:00 UTC
DescriptionThis 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 the bitmapDPI attribute of PrintParams objects. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of memory 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-5437.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader All All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Phantompdf All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletins | Foxit Software CONFIRM www.foxitsoftware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
ZDI-18-312 | Zero Day Initiative MISC zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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