CVE-2018-9948

high-risk
Published 2018-05-17

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. 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 typed arrays. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5380.

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87.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 13% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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2 public exploits available
45269, 44941
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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 (8)

Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44941/
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45269/
Patch https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
Third Party Advisory https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-332
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44941/
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45269/
Patch https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
Third Party Advisory https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-332
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 7/34 · Low