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High · 8.8 CVE-2018-3850 EUVD-2018-15636GHSA-q248-6jpv-6wjh

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine Foxit Software Foxit PDF Reader version 9.0.1.1049. A specially…

Published Apr 23, 2018 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by talos

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Talos Foxit Foxit PDF Reader 9.0.1.1049. —

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