ID:2720 - Exploit for Out-of-bounds read in Quick PDF Library - CVE-2018-20249

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:2720 - Exploit for Out-of-bounds read in Quick PDF Library - CVE-2018-20249

ID:2720 - Exploit for Out-of-bounds read in Quick PDF Library - CVE-2018-20249

Published: May 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16698
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20249
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Quick PDF Library

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read when handling malicious input. A local attacker can load a malformed or malicious PDF containing invalid xref entries using the DAOpenFile or DAOpenFileReadOnly functions, trigger memory corruption and bypass security restrictions to conduct for further attacks.


Remediation

Update to version 16.12.