CVE-2018-5679 is a critical vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader before version 9.1 and PhantomPDF before version 9.1, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The flaw stems from improper validation of user-supplied data within specially crafted PDF files containing embedded U3D images, leading to a read past the end of an allocated object. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), exploitation requires user interaction, typically opening a malicious file, and can result in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.
| 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
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.