CVE-2018-20313

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: January 7, 2021 at 05:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:52 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorPhantomPDFReader

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

Foxit Reader before 9.5, and PhantomPDF before 8.3.10 and 9.x before 9.5, has a proxyPreviewAction race condition that can cause a stack-based buffer overflow or an out-of-bounds read.

Affected

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

v < 8.3.109.0 ≤ v < 9.5
Affected range stops below 8.3.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 9.5
Affected range stops below 9.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125CWE-362CWE-787

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