Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 24, 2019· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2018-17692
CVE-2018-17692
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 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 conversion of HTML files to PDF. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-7129.
Affected products
1- Range: 9.2.0.9297
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1176/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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