8.0high
CVE-2018-3940
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 9.1.0.5096.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.0
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.1%
percentile 82%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.11% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Foxit Software Foxit PDF Reader
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
- securitytracker.com /id/1041769 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- talosintelligence.com /vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0607 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- foxitsoftware.com /support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-3940
- NVD: CVE-2018-3940
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