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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2018-05-17T15:00:00

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

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

Link: CVE-2018-1176

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2018-1176

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