HIGH
Foxit Reader before 9.5, and PhantomPDF before 8.3.10 and 9.x before 9.5, has a proxyDoAction race condition that can cause a stack-based buffer overflow or an out-of-bounds read
Published Jan 7, 2021
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.86%
Description
Foxit Reader before 9.5, and PhantomPDF before 8.3.10 and 9.x before 9.5, has a proxyDoAction race condition that can cause a stack-based buffer overflow or an out-of-bounds read.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- < 8.3.10
- ≥ 9.0 · < 9.5
- < 9.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.1 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.86% 0.00863
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00863
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00863) | 57.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00863) | 57.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 61.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 60.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00202) | 56.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 7, 2021
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Dec 20, 2018
Link CVE-2018-20310
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a