CVE-2018-14295

N/A
Published: July 31, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:40 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorPhantomPDFFoxit Reader· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit PhantomPDF Phantom PDF 9.1.5096. 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 PDF documents. When parsing shading patterns, the process does not properly validate user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6223.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 9.1.0.5096
microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 9.1.0.50969.1.5096
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-755

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190

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