VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-20247

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability54.49%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-12-24

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In Foxit Quick PDF Library (all versions prior to 16.12), issue where loading a malformed or malicious PDF containing a recursive page tree structure using the LoadFromFile, LoadFromString or LoadFromStream functions results in a stack overflow.

Weakness classification

CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references

cve@checkpoint.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@checkpoint.com — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory