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CVE-2018-3962 — A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's Foxit PDF Reader version 9.1.0.5096. A use-after-free condition can occur when accessing the CreationDate property of the this.info object. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the mali

CVSS
8.0 HIGH
EPSS
0.22% (top 55.60%)
CWE
—
Published
2018-10-02T21:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-16T22:19:58.131Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's Foxit PDF Reader version 9.1.0.5096. A use-after-free condition can occur when accessing the CreationDate property of the this.info object. 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…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
FoxitFoxit PDF ReaderFoxit Software Foxit PDF Reader 9.1.0.5096.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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