Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU12051

Use-after-free error in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - CVE-2018-3853

Published: April 20, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12051

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3853

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error. A remote attacker can cause the application to continue to traverse pages after the document has been closed or free certain objects repeatedly, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows

How to mitigate CVE-2018-3853

Update to version 9.1.

External References

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

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