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CVE-2018-3997

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Published: Oct 8, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's Foxit 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 (2)

Foxitsoftware
2 products
Phantompdf
Reader
Configuration A
2 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Phantompdf
Up to 9.2.0.9297
Reader
Up to 9.2.0.9297
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-416
Use After Free
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

References (5)

Source: talos-cna@cisco.com
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: talos-cna@cisco.com
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: nvd@nist.gov
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party Advisory

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