CVE-2018-9957

2018-05-1715:00:00

CWE-416

zdi

www.cve.org

0.019 Low

EPSS

Percentile

88.7%

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 XFA Button elements. When parsing arguments passed to the resetData method, the process does not properly validate the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5618.

CNA Affected

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