CVE-2017-10941 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader version 8.3.0.14878. The flaw resides in the AFParseDateEx function due to insufficient validation of object existence before operations, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise, though it requires user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file). Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.3.0.14878CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:8.3.0.14878:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.