CVE-2018-3940

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 9.1.0.5096. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger a previously freed object in memory to be reused. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 8, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-3940: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix