CVE-2018-3962: Use After Free
First published: Tue Oct 02 2018(Updated: )
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 CreationDate 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.
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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- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/foxitsoftware
- canonical/foxitsoftware phantompdf
- version/foxitsoftware phantompdf/9.2.0.9297
- canonical/foxitsoftware reader
- version/foxitsoftware reader/9.2.0.9297
- vendor/microsoft
- canonical/microsoft windows