CVE-2018-3842 — Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Foxit
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
4.1%
top 11.38%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedApr 19
Latest updateMay 13
Description
An exploitable use of an uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine in Foxit PDF Reader version 9.0.1.1049. A specially crafted PDF document can lead to a dereference of an uninitialized pointer which, if under attacker control, can result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. If the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages2 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
2GHSA▶
GHSA-3wmv-527f-7jxv: An exploitable use of an uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine in Foxit PDF Reader version 9↗2022-05-13
CVEList▶
CVE-2018-3842: An exploitable use of an uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine in Foxit PDF Reader version 9↗2018-04-19