This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. 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 arguments passed to the mailDoc function. 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 under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5770.
The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foxit_reader | Foxitsoftware | * | 9.1.0.5096 (including) |
| Phantompdf | Foxitsoftware | * | 9.1.0.5096 (including) |