PT-2018-16348 · Foxit · Foxit Pdf Reader

Published 2018-10-03 · Updated 2023-02-02 · CVE-2018-3966

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.0

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Foxit PDF Reader version 9.1.0.5096

Description An exploitable use-after-free issue exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's Foxit PDF Reader. 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 into opening the malicious file to trigger this issue. If the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the issue.

Recommendations For Foxit PDF Reader version 9.1.0.5096, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-3966

Affected Products

Foxit Pdf Reader

References · 5

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0631 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-3966 · Vendor Advisory
• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3966 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/43406 · Telegram Post