High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 19, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-3842
CVE-2018-3842
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: =9.0.1.1049
- Talos/Foxitv5Range: Foxit Software Foxit PDF Reader 9.0.1.1049
Patches
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References
3- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0525nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103942nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040733nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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