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CVE-2018-3850
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-04-23T15:29:00.297 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:57:53.970

Summary

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine Foxit Software Foxit PDF Reader version 9.0.1.1049. 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 a browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.

Affected products

foxit — pdf_reader

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References

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