Memory corruption in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - CVE-2018-3992
Published: September 30, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15045
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3992
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing pageIndex object within PDF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
How to mitigate CVE-2018-3992
Install updates from vendor's website.
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - update to 9.3
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - update to 9.3
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - update to 9.3