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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2018-9950 EUVD-2018-21542GHSA-6r9g-h36r-99x6

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. User …

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

Vendor: Foxit Product: Foxit Reader

Description

This 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 parsing of PDF documents. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5413.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Foxit Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935 —

Public exploits

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