This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155. 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 append method of XFA Node objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5019.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2017-12-20T14:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T19:34:39.924Z
Reserved: 2017-09-27T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-14827
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-12-20T14:29:01.897
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:13:34.047
Link: CVE-2017-14827
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