This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297. 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 the beep method of a Host object. 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-6514.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2019-01-24T04:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T10:54:10.711Z
Reserved: 2018-09-28T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-17662
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2019-01-24T04:29:02.440
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:54:49.013
Link: CVE-2018-17662
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