CVE-2018-16297 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF versions prior to 9.3. This flaw allows a specially crafted PDF document to trigger the reuse of a previously freed memory object, leading to arbitrary code execution. Rated 7.8 HIGH, exploitation requires user interaction to open a malicious file or visit a malicious website if the browser plugin is enabled. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, though it was addressed in a security update fixing numerous vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.2.0.9297CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.2.0.9297CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.