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CVE-2018-3842
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-04-19T19:29:00.233 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:57:53.090

Summary

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

foxitsoftware — foxit_reader

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References

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