CVE-2018-3842
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-3842
- Assigner
- talos-cna@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-04-19T19:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-04T01:12:20
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:9.0.1.1049:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0525 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040733 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103942 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3842 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-3842 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-20 17:01:33 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 05:26:09 | 2018-04-19T19:29Z | 2018-04-19T19:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 05:26:09 | 2022-04-19T18:15:15 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 05:26:09 | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-02-04 03:08:02 | 2023-02-04T01:12:20 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-04 03:08:02 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |