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Vulnerability CVE-2018-3939
Published: 2018-08-01 Modified: 2018-08-02
| 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. |
Type:
CWE-416 (Use After Free)
CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
| CVSS Base Score |
Impact Subscore |
Exploitability Subscore |
6.8/10 |
6.4/10 |
8.6/10 |
| Exploit range |
Attack complexity |
Authentication |
Remote |
Medium |
No required |
| Confidentiality impact |
Integrity impact |
Availability impact |
Partial |
Partial |
Partial |
References: |
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0606
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