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HIGH

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.0.29478

Published Apr 22, 2020

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.0.29478. 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 the AddWatermark command of the communication API. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9942.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

References (2)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner zdi
Published Apr 22, 2020
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Mar 24, 2020
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a