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CVE-2018-3960
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…
High8.0EPSS 2.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- talos
Description
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 Producer 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| talosCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High8.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.0.
Weakness
- remote code execution
- CWE-416 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-416 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected Foxit Software Foxit PDF Reader 9.1.0.5096.
References (1)
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0628 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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