Foxit Reader up to 9.2.0.9297 Annotation Object use after free

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A vulnerability was found in Foxit Reader up to 9.2.0.9297. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation as part of Annotation Object results in use after free. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-17674. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Foxit Reader up to 9.2.0.9297 (Document Reader Software). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation as part of a Annotation Object 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. The summary by CVE is:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297. 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 name property of Annotation objects. 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-6845.

The bug was discovered 10/11/2018. The weakness was shared 01/24/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at foxitsoftware.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-17674 since 09/28/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 104 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-82783, VDB-82784, VDB-82785 and VDB-82786 are related to this item. 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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• 9.2.0.9297

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• free

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

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