CVE-2018-19448
In Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional 5.4.0.1031, an uninitialized object in...
CVE-2018-19448 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex, published June 17, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.24%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.8 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.24%EPSS, 83rd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
In Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional 5.4.0.1031, an uninitialized object in IReader_ContentProvider::GetDocEventHandler occurs when embedding the control into Office documents. By opening a specially crafted document, an attacker can trigger an out of bounds write condition, possibly leveraging this to gain remote code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional 5.4.0.1031, an uninitialized object in IReader_ContentProvider::GetDocEventHandler occurs when embedding the control into Office documents. By opening a specially crafted document, an attacker can trigger an out of bounds write condition, possibly leveraging this to gain remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2018-19448- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
In Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional 5.4.0.1031, an uninitialized object in IReader_ContentProvider::GetDocEventHandler occurs when embedding the control into Office documents. By opening a specially crafted document, an attacker can trigger an out of bounds write condition, possibly leveraging this to gain remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2018-19448- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-11138No score
In Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional 5.4.0.1031, an uninitialized object in IReader_ContentProvider::GetDocEventHandler occurs when embedding the control into Office documents. By opening a specially crafted document, an attacker can trigger an out of bounds write condition, possibly leveraging this to gain remote code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2018-11138- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g7p5-r9hg-fxmh
In Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional 5.4.0.1031, an uninitialized object in...
In Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional 5.4.0.1031, an uninitialized object in IReader_ContentProvider::GetDocEventHandler occurs when embedding the control into Office documents. By opening a specially crafted document, an attacker can trigger an out of bounds write condition, possibly leveraging this to gain remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-g7p5-r9hg-fxmh- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.