Use After Free in Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex
CVE-2018-19452
A use after free in the TextBox field Mouse Enter action in IReader_ContentProvider can occur for specially crafted PDF files in Foxit Reader SDK (ActiveX) Professional 5.4.0.1031. An attacker can leverage this to gain remote code execution. Relative to CVE-2018-19444, this has a different free location and requires different JavaScript code for exploitation.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.029 (85.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Foxitsoftware Foxit_pdf_sdk_activex
- Microsoft Windows
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19452?
- CVE-2018-19452 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Sdk Activex, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19452?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-19452 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.