# CVE-2018-5676: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader before 9.1 and PhantomPDF b

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-05-24 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader before 9.1 and PhantomPDF before 9.1. 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 processing of specially crafted pdf files with embedded u3d images. Crafted data in the PDF file can trigger an overflow of a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-5674 and CVE-2018-5678.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104300
- https://srcincite.io/advisories/src-2018-0011/

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