Malicious PDF can inject JavaScript into PDF Viewer
The PDF viewer does not sufficiently sanitize PostScript calculator functions, allowing malicious JavaScript to be injected through a crafted PDF file. This JavaScript can then be run with the permissions of the PDF viewer by its worker. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.8, Firefox < 60 and PDF.js < 2.0.550.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-5158US | high8.8 | Exploit | ||
The PDF viewer does not sufficiently sanitize PostScript calculator functions, allowing malicious JavaScript to be injected through a crafted PDF file. This JavaScript can then be… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136WEB
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415WEB
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1452075WEB
- https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.jsPACKAGE
- https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/commit/2dc4af525d1612c98afcd1e6bee57d4788f78f97WEB
- https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/pull/9659WEB
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