Check Point Advisories

Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader Type Confusion (CVE-2018-3843)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2018-2443
Date Published: 13 Sep 2023
Severity: High
Last Updated: Wednesday 13 September, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2018-3843
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader 9.0.1.31049
Vulnerability Description A type confusion vulnerability exists in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader Type Confusion (CVE-2018-3843) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader Type Confusion (CVE-2018-3843)

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