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CVE-2018-9948

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CVE-2018-9948

Published: May 17, 2018

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 typed arrays. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5380.

VendorProductVersions

Foxit

Foxit Reader

affected
9.0.0.29935

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

44941
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
45269
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

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