CVE-2018-5678 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader before version 9.1 and PhantomPDF before version 9.1. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PDF file containing malicious U3D image data. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.0.1.1049CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.0.1.1049CPE 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
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.