CVE-2018-16297

HIGH

Foxit PhantomPDF and Reader < 9.3 - Use-After-Free in JavaScript Engine

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Reader before 9.3 and PhantomPDF before 9.3, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-16291, CVE-2018-16292, CVE-2018-16293, CVE-2018-16294, CVE-2018-16295, and CVE-2018-16296. 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 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 (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041769

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0055
EPSS Percentile 68.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (2)
foxitsoftware/phantompdf < 9.2.0.9297
foxitsoftware/reader < 9.2.0.9297
Published Oct 08, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026