Advisory Details

September 28th, 2018

Foxit PhantomPDF fxhtml2pdf HTML Conversion Out-Of-Bounds Access Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2018-17706
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Foxit
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	PhantomPDF
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit PhantomPDF. 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 fxhtml2pdf. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory access past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Foxit has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2018-05-16 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2018-09-28 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2018-09-28 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	bit - MeePwn team

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