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Unscored CVE-2018-9936 EUVD-2018-21528GHSA-rh25-hphf-c5gw

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. User interact…

Published May 17, 2018 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

Description

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 field elements. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5370.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Foxit Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935 —

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