CVE-2018-19448 — HIGH (7.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-19448?

CVE-2018-19448 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2018-19448?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex, Microsoft Windows.

Vulnerability Description

In Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional 5.4.0.1031, an uninitialized object in IReader_ContentProvider::GetDocEventHandler occurs when embedding the control into Office documents. By opening a specially crafted document, an attacker can trigger an out of bounds write condition, possibly leveraging this to gain remote code execution.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Foxitsoftware	Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex	<= 5.5.0
Microsoft	Windows	-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpPatchVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-19448?

CVE-2018-19448 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). In Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional 5.4.0.1031, an uninitialized object in IReader_ContentProvider::GetDocEventHandler occurs when embedding the control into Office documents. By opening a spec...

How severe is CVE-2018-19448?

CVE-2018-19448 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-19448?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex, Microsoft Windows.