CVE-2018-14282

2018-07-3120:00:00

CWE-665

zdi

www.cve.org

EPSS

0.02

Percentile

89.0%

JSON

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 FlateDecode streams. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5763.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Foxit Reader",
    "vendor": "Foxit",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "9.0.1.1049"
      }
    ]
  }
]