CVE-2018-3940

high

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. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger.

References

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0607

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041769

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-10-08

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High