CWE-843
Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
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Description
The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.
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CVEs mapped to this weakness (126)
page 3 of 7| CVE | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
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| CVE-2017-14837 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Dec 20, 2017 | This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. 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 pageSpan method of XFA Layout objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5029. | |
| CVE-2017-14835 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Dec 20, 2017 | This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. 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 page method of XFA Layout objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5027. | |
| CVE-2017-14830 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Dec 20, 2017 | This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. 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 setFocus method of XFAScriptObject objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5022. | |
| CVE-2017-14829 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Dec 20, 2017 | This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. 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 openList method of XFAScriptObject objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5021. | |
| CVE-2017-14828 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Dec 20, 2017 | This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. 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 w method of XFA Layout objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5020. | |
| CVE-2017-14827 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Dec 20, 2017 | This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. 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 append method of XFA Node objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5019. | |
| CVE-2017-14826 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Dec 20, 2017 | This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. 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 formNodes method of XFA Node objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5018. | |
| CVE-2017-14825 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Dec 20, 2017 | This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. 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 remove method of XFAScriptObject objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5017. | |
| CVE-2017-14824 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Dec 20, 2017 | This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. 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 insert method of XFAScriptObject objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5016. | |
| CVE-2017-14823 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Dec 20, 2017 | This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. 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 signer method of XFA's Signature objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5015. | |
| CVE-2017-5108 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Oct 27, 2017 | Type confusion in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially maliciously modify objects via a crafted PDF file. | |
| CVE-2017-5059 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.01 | Oct 27, 2017 | Type confusion in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 58.0.3029.81 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 58.0.3029.83 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to potentially obtain code execution via a crafted HTML page. | |
| CVE-2017-5057 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.00 | Oct 27, 2017 | Type confusion in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 58.0.3029.81 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 58.0.3029.83 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted PDF file. | |
| CVE-2017-14639 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.01 | Sep 21, 2017 | AP4_VisualSampleEntry::ReadFields in Core/Ap4SampleEntry.cpp in Bento4 1.5.0-617 uses incorrect character data types, which causes a stack-based buffer underflow and out-of-bounds write, leading to denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact. | |
| CVE-2016-4149 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.03 | Jun 16, 2016 | Unspecified vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 and earlier, as used in the Adobe Flash libraries in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 and 11 and Microsoft Edge, has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in MS16-083. | |
| CVE-2010-0258 | Hig | 0.56 | 7.8 | 0.71 | Mar 10, 2010 | Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3, 2003 SP3, and 2007 SP1 and SP2; Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac; Open XML File Format Converter for Mac; Office Excel Viewer SP1 and SP2; and Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats SP1 and SP2 do not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted spreadsheet that causes memory to be interpreted as a different object type than intended, aka "Microsoft Office Excel Sheet Object Type Confusion Vulnerability." | |
| CVE-2026-40364 | Hig | 0.55 | 8.4 | 0.00 | May 12, 2026 | Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. | |
| CVE-2023-31323 | Hig | 0.55 | — | 0.00 | Feb 12, 2026 | Type confusion in the AMD Secure Processor (ASP) could allow an attacker to pass a malformed argument to the External Global Memory Interconnect Trusted Agent (XGMI TA) leading to a memory safety violation potentially resulting in loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability. | |
| CVE-2025-29867 | Hig | 0.55 | — | 0.00 | Feb 4, 2026 | Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') vulnerability in Hancom Inc. Hancom Office 2018, Hancom Inc. Hancom Office 2020, Hancom Inc. Hancom Office 2022, Hancom Inc. Hancom Office 2024 allows File Content Injection.This issue affects Hancom Office 2018: before 10.0.0.12681; Hancom Office 2020: before 11.0.0.8916; Hancom Office 2022: before 12.0.0.4426; Hancom Office 2024: before 13.0.0.3050. | |
| CVE-2026-7914 | Hig | 0.54 | 8.3 | 0.00 | May 6, 2026 | Type Confusion in Accessibility in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) |