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 ePub files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5442.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-11814 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 ePub files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5442.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

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Updated: 2024-08-05T03:51:48.997Z

Reserved: 2017-12-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-1176

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-05-17T15:29:01.613

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:59:20.410

Link: CVE-2018-1176

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