FKIE_CVE-2018-20247

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-12-24 18:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:52
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In Foxit Quick PDF Library (all versions prior to 16.12), issue where loading a malformed or malicious PDF containing a recursive page tree structure using the LoadFromFile, LoadFromString or LoadFromStream functions results in a stack overflow.
References
cve@checkpoint.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106306Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@checkpoint.comhttps://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106306Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
foxitsoftware quick_pdf_library *
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          "vendor": "n/a",
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    },
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      "value": "En Foxit Quick PDF Library (todas las versiones anteriores a la 16.12), hay un problema al cargar un PDF mal formado o malicioso que contiene una estructura de \u00e1rbol de p\u00e1ginas recursiva. El uso de las funciones LoadFromFile, LoadFromString o LoadFromStream resulta en un desboradmiento de pila."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2018-20247",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:52:33.637",
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}



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