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CVE-2018-16294

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-10-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Reader before 9.3 and PhantomPDF before 9.3, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-16291, CVE-2018-16292, CVE-2018-16293, CVE-2018-16295, CVE-2018-16296, and CVE-2018-16297. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger a previously freed object in memory to be reused, resulting in arbitrary code execution. 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.

Affected products

• Foxit PhantomPDF: through 9.2.0.9297
• Foxit Reader: through 9.2.0.9297

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041769
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041769
• https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

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