CVE-2019-17140Use After Free in Phantompdf

CWE-416Use After Free3 documents3 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 29.94%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 25
Latest updateMay 24

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.6.0.25114. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the OnFocus event. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

CVEListV5foxit/phantompdf9.6.0.25114
NVDfoxitsoftware/phantompdf9.6.0.25114

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-7mq4-cqqh-x4q3: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 92022-05-24
CVEList
CVE-2019-17140: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 92019-10-25
CVE-2019-17140 — Use After Free in Foxit Phantompdf | cvebase