Vulnerability CVE-2018-3942


Published: 2018-10-08

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.

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
Affected software
Foxitsoftware -> Phantompdf 
Foxitsoftware -> Reader 

 References:
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041769
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0609
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

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