CVE-2018-9980 is a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability affecting Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935 and PhantomPDF. The flaw stems from improper validation of user-supplied data during U3D file parsing, leading to a read past the end of an allocated object. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) requires user interaction, typically by opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page, to disclose sensitive information. While it can be chained with other vulnerabilities for code execution, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| 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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