CVE-2018-17638

2019-01-2404:00:00

CWE-416

zdi

www.cve.org

0.012 Low

EPSS

Percentile

85.1%

JSON

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297. 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 the getAttribute method. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6474.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Reader",
    "vendor": "Foxit",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "9.2.0.9297"
      }
    ]
  }
]