Foxit Reader 9.0.1.5096 FileAttachment Annotation Object use after free

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Foxit Reader 9.0.1.5096. Affected is an unknown function of the component FileAttachment Annotation Object Handler. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-14294. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Foxit Reader 9.0.1.5096 (Document Reader Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component FileAttachment Annotation Object Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 FileAttachment annotations. 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-6211.

The bug was discovered 07/19/2018. The weakness was presented 07/31/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at foxitsoftware.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-14294 since 07/16/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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.

See VDB-82783, VDB-82784, VDB-82785 and VDB-82786 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Document Reader Software

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• Foxit

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• Reader

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• 9.0.1.5096

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• free

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

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