Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-10474 is a remote code execution flaw in Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. An attacker must trick a user into opening malicious content or visiting a malicious page. Successful exploitation could run attacker code with the user's privileges.
Executive priority
Treat this as a prioritized endpoint remediation item, especially in document-heavy teams. The business risk is user-triggered code execution, but the source bundle does not provide CVSS scoring or active exploitation evidence.
Technical view
The flaw is in Foxit Reader parsing of U3D Shading objects. Improper validation of user-supplied data can cause a write past the end of an allocated object, classified as CWE-787, enabling code execution in the current process context.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to systems running Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935. Risk is higher for users who open untrusted PDFs or web-delivered documents.
Exploitation context
The provided sources require user interaction and do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitability is still material because the impact is arbitrary code execution.
Researcher notes
ZDI identifies this as ZDI-18-384 and ZDI-CAN-5393. The available details point to an out-of-bounds write during U3D Shading object parsing. The bundle names only Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935 as affected.
Mitigation direction
- Identify and remove or upgrade Foxit Reader 9.0.0.29935 installations.
- Check Foxit security bulletins for the vendor-supported fixed version or guidance.
- Limit handling of untrusted PDFs on affected endpoints until remediated.
- Use endpoint controls to restrict risky document execution paths where feasible.
Validation and detection
- Inventory managed endpoints for Foxit Reader version 9.0.0.29935.
- Confirm upgraded endpoints no longer report the affected version.
- Review software deployment records for Foxit Reader update status.
- Check whether high-risk user groups regularly receive external PDFs.
Public sources used
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CWE-787: Exact CWE lookup
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-384CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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Out-of-bounds Write
Out-of-bounds Write represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.