CVE-2018-3940 (GCVE-0-2018-3940)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-10-08 16:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 18:29
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • remote code execution
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Foxit Software Foxit PDF Reader Affected: 9.1.0.5096
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