CVE-2018-3940: Use After Free
First published: Mon Oct 08 2018(Updated: )
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 9.1.0.5096. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger a previously freed object in memory to be reused. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger.
Credit: talos-cna@cisco.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Foxitsoftware Phantompdf | <=9.2.0.9297 | |
| Foxitsoftware Reader | <=9.2.0.9297 | |
| Microsoft Windows |
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