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CVE-2018-17619
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-10-29T21:29:00.817 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:46:06.890

Summary

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.5096. 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 Validate events. 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-6352.

Affected products

foxitsoftware — reader

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References

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