Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935 PrintParams information disclosure

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A vulnerability has been found in Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component PrintParams Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-1174. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component PrintParams Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect 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 the bitmapDPI attribute of PrintParams objects. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of memory prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5437.

The bug was discovered 04/20/2018. The weakness was presented 05/17/2018 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at foxitsoftware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1174 since 12/05/2017. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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.

See VDB-82783, VDB-82784, VDB-82785 and VDB-82786 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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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