{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 2 products.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9981 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2018-9981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, published on 17 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2018-9981 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2018-9981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, published on 17 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9981 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9981/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9981/index.md)","id":"CVE-2018-9981","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9981/index.md","name":"CVE-2018-9981","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-c4px-r9fx-h568"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"PDF reader","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious U3D files in Foxit Reader due to uninitialized pointer access.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"null_dereference"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"zdi","cpe":[{"product":"foxit_reader","vendor":"foxitsoftware"},{"product":"phantompdf","vendor":"foxitsoftware"}],"cvss":{"score":8.8,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-824","name":"Access of Uninitialized Pointer"}],"description":"This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. 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 parsing of U3D files. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5431.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Null dereference in Foxit Reader","id":"CVE-2018-9981","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"foxitsoftware:foxit_reader","products":["foxitsoftware:foxit_reader","foxitsoftware:phantompdf"],"type":"null_dereference","year":"2018"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"Memory corruption in Foxit Reader","id":"CVE-2018-9982"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Information disclosure in Foxit Reader","id":"CVE-2018-9980"},"products":["Foxit Reader"],"published":"2018-05-17","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Memory corruption in n/a","id":"CVE-2021-33793","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-08-11"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Memory corruption in n/a","id":"CVE-2021-38568","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-08-11"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Path traversal in n/a","id":"CVE-2021-38572","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-08-11"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Path traversal in n/a","id":"CVE-2021-38573","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-08-11"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"SQL injection in n/a","id":"CVE-2021-38574","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-08-11"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Use after free in n/a","id":"CVE-2020-26534","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-10-02"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Memory corruption in n/a","id":"CVE-2020-26535","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-10-02"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-05","vendors":["Foxit"]},"summary":"Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious U3D files in Foxit Reader due to uninitialized pointer access.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9981/"}