#VU12043 Memory corruption in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - CVE-2018-3842

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#VU12043 Memory corruption in Foxit PDF Reader for Windows and Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - CVE-2018-3842

Published: April 20, 2018 / Updated: April 21, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12043
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3842
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows
Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Software vendor:
Foxit Software Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error. A remote attacker can use of uninitialized new Uint32Array object or member variables in PrintParams or m_pCurContex objects, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Remediation

Update to version 9.1.

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