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CVE-2020-17413

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-10-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-121

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 10.0.0.35798. 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 handling of U3D objects embedded in PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-11226.

Affected products

• Foxitsoftware 3D: through 10.0.1.35811

References

• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1235/
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1235/

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