Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935 U3D Texture information disclosure

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component U3D Texture Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2018-10481. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935 (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component U3D Texture Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 handling of U3D Texture Resource structures. 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 data structure. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5408.

The bug was discovered 05/04/2018. The weakness was released 05/17/2018 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared at foxitsoftware.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-10481 since 04/27/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13 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 VDB-82783, VDB-82784, VDB-82785 and VDB-82786. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Document Reader Software

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• Foxit

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• Reader

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• 9.0.0.29935

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• free

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• Vendor: https://www.foxitsoftware.com/

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