Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU12052

Use-after-free error in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - #VU12052

Published: April 20, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12052

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information 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 access arbitrary data.

Affected software

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

Remediation

Update to version 9.1.

External References

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

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