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CVE-2018-21238: An issue was discovered in Foxit PhantomPDF before 8.3.7. It allows memory consumption via an ArrayBuffer(0xfffffffe) call.
CVE-2018-21238 · published 6 years ago
Summary
An issue was discovered in Foxit PhantomPDF before 8.3.7. It allows memory consumption via an ArrayBuffer(0xfffffffe) call.
What to do
- Update foxitsoftware phantompdf to version 8.3.7 or later.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| foxitsoftware | phantompdf |
< 8.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
An issue was discovered in Foxit PhantomPDF before 8.3.7. It allows memory consumption via an ArrayBuffer(0xfffffffe) call.
An issue was discovered in Foxit PhantomPDF before 8.3.7. It allows memory consumption via an ArrayBuffer(0xfffffffe) call.
References
- https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php Vendor Advisory
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
60 days
- Not known to be exploited
- Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
- Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Type
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Timeline
Published4 Jun 2020
Updated31 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2018-21238 · NVD
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