What is CVE-2022-38097?

CVE-2022-38097 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxit Reader, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-11-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-38097?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Foxit Reader

CVE-2022-38097

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's PDF Reader, version 12.0.1.12430. By prematurely destroying annotation objects, a specially-crafted PDF document can trigger the reuse of previously freed m…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.007 (73.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Foxit Reader — versions 12.0.1.12430

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1601

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38097?: CVE-2022-38097 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxit Reader, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-11-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-38097?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.