CVE-2018-20249

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% 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-787

Description

In Foxit Quick PDF Library (all versions prior to 16.12), issue where loading a malformed or malicious PDF containing invalid xref entries using the DAOpenFile or DAOpenFileReadOnly functions may result in an access violation caused by out of bounds memory access.

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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