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A vulnerability has been found in Foxit Reader 9.0.1.5096 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.5096. 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 Link objects. By manipulating a document's elements, an attacker can cause a pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6267.
The bug was discovered 07/19/2018. The weakness was released 07/31/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at foxitsoftware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-14307 since 07/16/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 82783, 82784, 82785 and 82786.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
07/16/2018 🔍07/19/2018 🔍
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08/01/2018 🔍
03/12/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: foxitsoftware.comAdvisory: foxitsoftware.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-14307 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 08/01/2018 07:43Updated: 03/12/2020 08:22
Changes: 08/01/2018 07:43 (60), 03/12/2020 08:22 (2)
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