High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 24, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-17557
CVE-2017-17557
Description
In Foxit Reader before 9.1 and Foxit PhantomPDF before 9.1, a flaw exists within the parsing of the BITMAPINFOHEADER record in BMP files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the biSize member, which can result in a heap based buffer overflow. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.
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Affected products
2- Range: <9.1
- Range: <9.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103999nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040733nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- blog.0patch.com/2018/05/0patching-foxit-reader-buffer-oops.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpnvdVendor Advisory
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