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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this issue is the function addLink
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. 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 addLink method. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5379.
The bug was discovered 04/20/2018. The weakness was disclosed 05/17/2018 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at foxitsoftware.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-9944 since 04/10/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 27 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370955 (Foxit Reader sensitive information disclosure vulnerability).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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OpenVAS ID: 861522
OpenVAS Name: Foxit Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities-Apr18 (Windows)
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Timeline
04/10/2018 🔍04/20/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: foxitsoftware.comAdvisory: foxitsoftware.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-9944 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 05/17/2018 10:23 PMUpdated: 07/14/2024 06:40 PM
Changes: 05/17/2018 10:23 PM (62), 02/06/2020 05:00 PM (3), 07/14/2024 06:40 PM (17)
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