CVE-2018-19388 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 20 Nov 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash Foxit Reader via malicious TIFF data, causing a denial of service.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2018-19388?

CVE-2018-19388 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, published on 20 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

FoxitReader.exe in Foxit Reader 9.3.0.10826 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read, access violation, and application crash) via TIFF data because of a ConvertToPDF_x86!ReleaseFXURLToHtml issue.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19388?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader.

How do I fix CVE-2018-19388?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19388 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-19388 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19388 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-g5vw-vjmg-grrh.