Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. 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 Text Annotations. When setting the point attribute, the process does not properly validate the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5620.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foxit | Foxit Reader | 9.0.1.1049 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Metasploit 1 module
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Foxit PDF Reader Pointer Overwrite UAF
exploit/windows/fileformat/foxit_reader_uaf
Exploit-DB 3
- Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 - Arbitrary Code Execution EDB-49116 · local · Nov 27, 2020
- Foxit PDF Reader 9.0.1.1049 - Pointer Overwrite Use-After-Free (Metasploit) EDB-45269 · local · Aug 27, 2018 · verified
- Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049 - Remote Code Execution EDB-44941 · remote · Jun 25, 2018 · verified
GitHub 1 repository
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t3rabyt3-zz/CVE-2018-9958--Exploit ★ 1 · Jun 25, 2018
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the tar…
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