CVE-2018-10490 is a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935 and PhantomPDF. The flaw stems from improper validation of user-supplied data during the parsing of JPEG images embedded within U3D files, leading to a memory access error. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) requires user interaction, typically opening a malicious file, but allows an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.0.1.1049CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.0.1.1049CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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