CVE-2018-3965

HIGH

Foxit PhantomPDF and Reader < 9.2.0.9297 - 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 Software's Foxit PDF Reader version 9.1.0.5096. 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
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0630

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.5011
EPSS Percentile 97.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/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 03, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026