Foxit Reader up to 9.1.0.5096 openPlayer use after free

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A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader up to 9.1.0.5096. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is the function openPlayer. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-17630. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability has been found in Foxit Reader up to 9.1.0.5096 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function openPlayer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. 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 9.1.0.5096. 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 handling of the openPlayer method. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6616.

The bug was discovered 10/11/2018. The weakness was published 01/24/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at foxitsoftware.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-17630 since 09/28/2018. 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. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 104 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-82783, VDB-82784, VDB-82785 and VDB-82786. 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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• 9.1.0.5096

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• free

Website

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

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