CVE-2018-3961

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-3961
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-10-02 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-02 21:12:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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 Creator 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Foxitsoftware Phantompdf All All All All
Application Foxitsoftware Reader All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletins | Foxit Software MISC www.foxitsoftware.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
TALOS-2018-0628 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence MISC talosintelligence.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 376808 Foxit PhantomPDF Prior to 8.3.8 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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