CVE-2018-3843

Summary

CVECVE-2018-3843
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-04-19 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-03 19:07:00 UTC
DescriptionAn exploitable type confusion vulnerability exists in the way Foxit PDF Reader version 9.0.1.1049 parses files with associated file annotations. A specially crafted PDF document can lead to an object of invalid type to be dereferenced, which can potentially lead to sensitive memory disclosure, and possibly to arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. If the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-704

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Foxit Reader Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
TALOS-2018-0526 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence MISC www.talosintelligence.com Third Party Advisory
Foxit Reader Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.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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