CVE-2020-10898: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.1.29511. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that th...

Summary

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.1.29511. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the hand...

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
foxitsoftware	phantompdf	<= 9.7.1.29511 `cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf::::::::`
foxitsoftware	reader	<= 9.7.1.29511 `cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader::::::::`

Original advisory text

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.1.29511. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that th...

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.1.29511. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of U3D objects in PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-10195.

References

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-526/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry