CVE-2018-20309 Race condition in n/a
A race condition in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF allows attackers to trigger stack-based buffer overflows or out-of-bounds reads, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-20309?
CVE-2018-20309 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, published on 7 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Foxit Reader before 9.5, and PhantomPDF before 8.3.10 and 9.x before 9.5, has a proxyGetAppEdition race condition that can cause a stack-based buffer overflow or an out-of-bounds read.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20309?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Foxitsoftware Phantompdf, Foxitsoftware Reader.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20309?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20309 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-20309 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20309 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jj9h-68w9-rr33.