An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Reader before 9.3 and PhantomPDF before 9.3, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-16291, CVE-2018-16292, CVE-2018-16293, CVE-2018-16295, CVE-2018-16296, and CVE-2018-16297
Published Oct 8, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.66%
Description
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Reader before 9.3 and PhantomPDF before 9.3, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-16291, CVE-2018-16292, CVE-2018-16293, CVE-2018-16295, CVE-2018-16296, and CVE-2018-16297. 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 the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 9.2.0.9297
- ≤ 9.2.0.9297
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.66% (0.02663) | 85.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.66% (0.02663) | 83.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.55% (0.00546) | 65.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00229) | 61.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00229) | 60.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00198) | 55.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 38.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 36.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 34.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 17.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 11.86% (0.11857) | 88.52th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 11.86% (0.11857) | 88.38th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 11.86% (0.11857) | 95.70th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 11.86% (0.11857) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041769 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041769 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
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