This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.2.0.9297. 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 getAttribute method. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-6474.
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2019-01-24T04:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T10:54:10.214Z
Reserved: 2018-09-28T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-17638
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Modified
Published: 2019-01-24T04:29:00.987
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:54:45.720
Link: CVE-2018-17638
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