What is CVE-2018-14442?

CVE-2018-14442 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit_reader, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-14442?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-14442 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Use After Free in Foxitsoftware Foxit_reader

CVE-2018-14442

Foxit Reader before 9.2 and PhantomPDF before 9.2 have a Use-After-Free that leads to Remote Code Execution, aka V-88f4smlocs.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.047 (90.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14442?: CVE-2018-14442 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit_reader, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-14442?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-14442 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.