# CVE-2018-19345: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service or read sensitive information via a crafted U3D file in Foxit Reader.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Nov 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r4vj-jvvv-4wpx

## What is CVE-2018-19345?

CVE-2018-19345 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, published on 17 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The u3d plugin 9.3.0.10809 (aka plugins\U3DBrowser.fpi) in FoxitReader.exe in Foxit Reader 9.3.0.10826 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or obtain sensitive information via a U3D sample because of a "Read Access Violation near NULL starting at U3DBrowser!PlugInMain+0x0000000000053f8b" issue.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19345?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, Foxitsoftware U3d.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-19345?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19345 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-19345 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19345 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2021-38574](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38574/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-19345 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-19345 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, published on 17 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19345 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19345/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19345/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19345
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19345
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-19345

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