CVE-2018-3842

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-04-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-824

Description

An exploitable use of an uninitialized pointer vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine in Foxit PDF Reader version 9.0.1.1049. A specially crafted PDF document can lead to a dereference of an uninitialized pointer which, if under attacker control, can result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open a 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 Reader: 9.0.1.1049

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103942
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040733
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0525
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103942
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040733
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0525

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