CVE-2018-17685 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297 and PhantomPDF. It stems from improper validation of user-supplied data in PDF file handling, leading to a type confusion condition. This vulnerability has a high severity CVSS score of 8.8, requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) for exploitation, but allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.2.0.9297CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.2.0.9297CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
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.