CVE-2018-14246: Incorrect Type Cast
First published: Tue Jul 31 2018(Updated: )
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. 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 convertTocPDF method. By performing actions in JavaScript, an attacker can trigger a type confusion condition. The attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6009.
Credit: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader | <=9.1.0.5096 | |
| Foxitsoftware Phantompdf | <=9.1.0.5096 | |
| Microsoft Windows |
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- vendor/foxitsoftware
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- version/foxitsoftware foxit reader/9.1.0.5096
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- version/foxitsoftware phantompdf/9.1.0.5096
- vendor/microsoft
- canonical/microsoft windows