VDB-167411 · CVE-2018-20315 · Qualys 371768

Foxit Reader/PhantomPDF up to 9.4 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF up to 9.4. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-20315. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF up to 9.4 (Document Reader Software). This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 01/08/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at foxitsoftware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-20315. 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 commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371768 (Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 9.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Reader/PhantomPDF 9.5

Timelineinfo

01/08/2021 🔍
01/08/2021 +0 days 🔍
05/04/2025 +1577 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: foxitsoftware.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-20315 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-20315
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-167411

Entryinfo

Created: 01/08/2021 07:17
Updated: 05/04/2025 14:32
Changes: 01/08/2021 07:17 (38), 07/30/2024 00:10 (20), 05/04/2025 14:32 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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