Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935 U3D Clod Progressive Mesh out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. This impacts an unknown function of the component U3D Clod Progressive Mesh Handler. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-10483. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component U3D Clod Progressive Mesh Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. 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 parsing of U3D Clod Progressive Mesh objects. 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 object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5410.

The bug was discovered 05/04/2018. The weakness was presented 05/17/2018 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at foxitsoftware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-10483 since 04/27/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 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.

See VDB-82783, VDB-82784, VDB-82785 and VDB-82786 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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