Foxit Reader/PhantomPDF up to 9.0 U3D Image PDF File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF up to 9.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component U3D Image Handler. This manipulation as part of PDF File causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-5678. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF up to 9.0 (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component U3D Image Handler. The manipulation as part of a PDF File leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. 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 before 9.1 and PhantomPDF before 9.1. 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 specially crafted pdf files with embedded u3d images. Crafted data in the PDF file can trigger an overflow of a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-5674 and CVE-2018-5676.

The bug was discovered 05/07/2018. The weakness was shared 05/24/2018 by Steven Seeley with Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at foxitsoftware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-5678 since 01/12/2018. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119838 (Foxit PhantomPDF < 9.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370903 (Foxit Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 9.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (119838) and SecurityFocus (BID 104300†). The entries VDB-82783, VDB-82784, VDB-82785 and VDB-82786 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 119838
Nessus Name: Foxit PhantomPDF < 9.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 64227
OpenVAS Name: Foxit Reader Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities - May18 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Foxit Reader/PhantomPDF 9.1

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01/12/2018 🔍
04/19/2018 +97 days 🔍
05/07/2018 +18 days 🔍
05/24/2018 +16 days 🔍
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05/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: foxitsoftware.com
Researcher: Steven Seeley
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-5678 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5678
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118189
SecurityFocus: 104300 - Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/25/2018 08:19
Updated: 08/15/2024 20:59
Changes: 05/25/2018 08:19 (68), 02/08/2020 16:42 (11), 08/15/2024 20:59 (19)
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