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CVE-2018-9937: foxit foxit reader Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
Published 17-05-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-9937 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast vulnerability in foxit foxit reader. EPSS estimates a 3.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.07%
0%100%
Low · -0.11 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-05-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. 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 parsing of subform elements. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5371.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.07%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.11 pp

From 3.19% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.07%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Foxitsoftware2 products
Foxit1 product

2 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links