This vulnerability allows remote atackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.6.0.25608. 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 watermarks. 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-9640.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2020-02-13T22:20:43

Updated: 2024-08-04T10:12:10.949Z

Reserved: 2020-02-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-8856

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-02-14T18:15:11.260

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:39:34.747

Link: CVE-2020-8856

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