THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-14458
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2017-14458

Pdf Reader vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.4%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's Foxit PDF Reader version 8.3.2.25013. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger a previously freed object in memory to be reused, resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. If the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.
Affected vendor
Foxit
Affected product
Pdf Reader
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2018-04-23

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-14458

  • Confirm whether Foxit Pdf Reader is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-14458.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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