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Foxit Reader: Use After Free (CVE-2018-3959)

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Foxit Reader: Use After Free (CVE-2018-3959)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/02/2018
Created
02/01/2020
Added
01/24/2020
Modified
01/24/2020

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 Author 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.

Solution(s)

  • foxit-reader-upgrade-latest

References

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