CVE-2018-17686

moderate-risk
Published 2019-01-24

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 processing of BMP images. 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 buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6844.

Do I need to act?

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11.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 89% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Foxitsoftware

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1185/
Vendor Advisory https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1185/
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 11/34 · Low
Exposure 7/34 · Low