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CVE-2018-17706

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-10-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit PhantomPDF Phantom PDF 9.1.5096. 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. Was ZDI-CAN-6230.

Affected products

• Foxit PhantomPDF: through 9.1.0.5096

References

• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1095
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1095

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