CVE-2018-3943
Severity
8.8HIGH
EPSS
0.7%
top 26.92%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedOct 2
Latest updateMay 13
Description
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 9.1.0.5096. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger a previously freed object in memory to be reused, resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the 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 Packages3 packages
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
2GHSA▶
GHSA-wfxg-j9vg-2w4q: An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 9↗2022-05-13
CVEList▶
CVE-2018-3943: An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 9↗2018-10-02