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CVE-2018-3842

An exploitable use of an uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine in Foxit PDF Reader version 9.0.1.1049. A specially crafted PDF document can lead to a dereference of an uninitialized pointer which, if under attacker control, can result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. If the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.

Published

2018-04-19T19:29:00.233

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:06:09.063

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-824

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	foxitsoftware	foxit_reader	9.0.1.1049	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103942 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040733 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0525 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103942 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040733 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0525 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)