Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 31, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-10942
CVE-2017-10942
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.0.14878. 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 parsing of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-4737.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:8.3.0.14878:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Foxit/Foxit Readerv5Range: 8.3.0.14878
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-455nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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