CVE-2018-9976 is a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935 and PhantomPDF, stemming from improper validation of user-supplied data in U3D file parsing. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) requires user interaction, typically opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page, and could lead to a read past the end of an allocated object, potentially enabling code execution when chained with other vulnerabilities. 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: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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