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CVE-2018-20247

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 54.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-12-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-121

Description

In Foxit Quick PDF Library (all versions prior to 16.12), issue where loading a malformed or malicious PDF containing a recursive page tree structure using the LoadFromFile, LoadFromString or LoadFromStream functions results in a stack overflow.

Affected products

• Foxit Quick PDF Library: before 16.12 — fixed in 16.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Foxit Quick PDF Library 16.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106306
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106306
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

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