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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-20249 · published 24 December 2018

CVE-2018-20249: Foxitsoftware quick pdf library out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Foxitsoftware · Quick Pdf Library

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

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 1.4% · top 27.8% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds writeCWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.8
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106306 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106306 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-20249), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.