{"id":"CVE-2017-14829","aliases":["EUVD-2017-6318","GHSA-wxpv-97w2-ch7x"],"status":"published","title":"This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations...","description":"This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 openList method of XFAScriptObject objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process. 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The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5021.","status":"published","published":"2017-12-20T14:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-05T19:34:40Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T02:23:15.738033Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-wxpv-97w2-ch7x","title":"This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations...","description":"This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 openList method of XFAScriptObject objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. 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