{"id":"CVE-2018-20248","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-20248","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:12:42.521Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2018-12-24T18:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:52:34.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@checkpoint.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787","CWE-119"],"affected":["foxitsoftware/quick pdf library"],"epss":{"score":0.01652,"percentile":0.76415,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106306","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@checkpoint.com"},{"url":"https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@checkpoint.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106306","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20248","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}