VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-20248

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability1.65%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-12-24

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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 invalid xref table pointers or invalid xref table data using the LoadFromFile, LoadFromString, LoadFromStream, DAOpenFile or DAOpenFileReadOnly functions may result in an access violation caused by out of bounds memory access.

Weakness classification

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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