CVE-2018-9976: foxit foxit reader Out-of-bounds Read

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-9976 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in foxit foxit reader. EPSS estimates a 2.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

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

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 Texture objects in U3D files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5425.

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadThe product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.