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CVE-2018-9941

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CVE-2018-9941

Published: May 17, 2018

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 the record append method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5375.

VendorProductVersions

Foxit

Foxit Reader

affected
9.0.0.29935

Weaknesses (CWE)

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