This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.5.0.20723. 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 conversion of DXF files to PDF. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-8774.
The product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer.
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
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| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-859/ | vdb entry third party advisory |