Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-5675 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Reader
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader before 9.1 and PhantomPDF before 9.1. 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 specially crafted pdf files with embedded u3d images. Crafted data in the PDF file can trigger an out-of-bounds write on a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows |
| NASL id | FOXIT_PHANTOM_9_1_0.NASL |
| description | According to its version, the Foxit PhantomPDF application (formally known as Phantom) installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 9.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. |
| last seen | 2020-04-30 |
| modified | 2018-12-21 |
| plugin id | 119838 |
| published | 2018-12-21 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/119838 |
| title | Foxit PhantomPDF < 9.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities |