CVE-2018-9950

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 17, 2018 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:07 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorPhantomPDFFoxit Reader

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

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

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

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-18-334

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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