CVE-2018-3961
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's Foxit PDF Reader version 9.1.0.5096.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.36% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- foxitsoftware/phantompdf · foxitsoftware/reader
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0628Third Party Advisory
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0628Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.