Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 24, 2019· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2018-17686
CVE-2018-17686
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297. 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 processing of BMP images. 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 buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6844.
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Affected products
3- Range: = 9.2.0.9297
- Range: = 9.2.0.9297
- Range: 9.2.0.9297
Patches
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References
2- www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1185/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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