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CVE-2018-5675

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-05-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader before 9.1 and PhantomPDF before 9.1. 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 processing of specially crafted pdf files with embedded u3d images. Crafted data in the PDF file can trigger an out-of-bounds write on a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.

Affected products

• Foxit PhantomPDF: through 9.0.1.1049
• Foxit Reader: through 9.0.1.1049

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104300
• https://srcincite.io/advisories/src-2018-0013/
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104300
• https://srcincite.io/advisories/src-2018-0013/
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

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