CVE-2018-3850

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    CVE-2018-3850

    Published: 23 Apr 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103942, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040733, https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0532

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High