7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-19444
Foxit Reader SDK TextBox Field Use After Free Remote Code Execution
Description

A use after free in the TextBox field Validate action in IReader_ContentProvider can occur for specially crafted PDF files in Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional 5.4.0.1031. An attacker can leverage this to gain remote code execution. Relative to CVE-2018-19452, this has a different free location and requires different JavaScript code for exploitation.

INFO

Published Date :

June 17, 2019, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 18, 2019, 3:40 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-19444 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-19444 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Foxitsoftware foxit_pdf_sdk_activex
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-19444.

URL Resource
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
54 stars 12 fork 12 watcher
Born at : June 22, 2022, 6:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 701 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-19444 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-19444 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 18, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php No Types Assigned https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_pdf_sdk_activex:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.5.0 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.15 }} -0.00%

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0.49783

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