High severity · published Apr 19, 2018
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
8.8
CVSS
3.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.2% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
Foxit Reader · Foxitsoftware
9.0.1.1049 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3842
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3842
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103942
Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040733
Exploit
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0525
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