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zdiNsfocus security team.ZDI-18-746
HistoryJul 19, 2018 - 12:00 a.m.

Foxit Reader mailDoc Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2018-07-1900:00:00
nsfocus security team.
www.zerodayinitiative.com
8

0.014 Low

EPSS

Percentile

86.3%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader. 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 arguments passed to the mailDoc function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.

0.014 Low

EPSS

Percentile

86.3%