In Foxit Quick PDF Library (all versions prior to 16.12), issue where loading a malformed or malicious PDF containing invalid xref table po…

published 2018-12-24 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-12811

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.7%; EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits: 0; none known

In Foxit Quick PDF Library (all versions prior to 16.12), issue where loading a malformed or malicious PDF containing invalid xref table pointers or invalid xref table data using the LoadFromFile, LoadFromString, LoadFromStream, DAOpenFile or DAOpenFileReadOnly functions may result in an access violation caused by out of bounds memory access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

foxitsoftware quick_pdf_library 16.12

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Exploit prediction

1.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

n/a Foxit Quick PDF Library

Classification

Weakness

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

foxitsoftware.com /support/security-bulletins.php
vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/106306
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-20248
NVD CVE-2018-20248

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