Description
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine Foxit Software Foxit PDF Reader version 9.0.1.1049. 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 a browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.
Published: 2018-04-23
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 1.0% Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-15636 An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine Foxit Software Foxit PDF Reader version 9.0.1.1049. 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 a browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.
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Foxit Pdf Reader
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:51:28.628Z

Reserved: 2018-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-3850

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-04-23T15:29:00.297

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:06:10.070

Link: CVE-2018-3850

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