CVE-2018-3996: An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 9.2.0.9297. A specially crafted PDF…

PriorityP345high8.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH

EPSS

3.16%

86.6th percentile

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 9.2.0.9297. 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.

Affected

3 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
foxit_software	foxit_pdf_reader	—	—
foxitsoftware	phantompdf	<= 9.2.0.9297	—
foxitsoftware	reader	<= 9.2.0.9297	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv3.08.0HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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