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CVE-2017-17557
In Foxit Reader before 9.1 and Foxit PhantomPDF before 9.1, a flaw exists within the parsing of the BITMAPINFOHEADER record in BMP files.…
High8.8EPSS 3.5%
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- mitre
Description
In Foxit Reader before 9.1 and Foxit PhantomPDF before 9.1, a flaw exists within the parsing of the BITMAPINFOHEADER record in BMP files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the biSize member, which can result in a heap based buffer overflow. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1040733 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://blog.0patch.com/2018/05/0patching-foxit-reader-buffer-oops.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 103999 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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