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A vulnerability was found in Foxit PDF Reader 9.1.0.5096 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Javascript Engine. The manipulation as part of a PDF Document leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's Foxit PDF Reader version 9.1.0.5096. 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.
The bug was discovered 10/01/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/08/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-3945 since 01/01/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118093 (Foxit Reader < 9.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (118093). The entries 124607, 124710, 124711 and 124712 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 118093
Nessus Name: Foxit Reader < 9.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
01/01/2018 🔍09/28/2018 🔍
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10/08/2018 🔍
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10/09/2018 🔍
10/12/2018 🔍
05/23/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: foxitsoftware.comAdvisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-3945 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1041769
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Entry
Created: 10/09/2018 08:39Updated: 05/23/2023 11:01
Changes: 10/09/2018 08:39 (68), 03/31/2020 18:28 (3), 05/23/2023 10:55 (4), 05/23/2023 11:01 (12)
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