CVE-2017-14818
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 8.3.1.21155.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive 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 parsing of JPEG2000 images embedded in PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-4982.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.46% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-200
- Affected
- foxitsoftware/foxit reader
- Source
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
EPSS 2.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-862Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-862Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.