Detections
Analytics
CVE-2018-3959
high
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's Foxit PDF Reader version 9.1.0.5096. A use-after-free condition can occur when accessing the Author property of the this.info object. 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.
References
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0628