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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 29, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-10951

CVE-2017-10951

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 app.launchURL method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-4724.

Affected products

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  • Zero Day Initiative/Foxit Readerv5
    Range: 8.3.0.14878
  • cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:8.3.0.14878:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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