CVE-2019-5031 — Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Reader
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 22.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedOct 2
Latest updateMay 24
Description
An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's Foxit PDF Reader, version 9.4.1.16828. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger an out-of-memory condition which isn't handled properly, resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. If the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.
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 Packages3 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
2GHSA▶
GHSA-v8q7-q2cx-mh43: An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's Foxit PDF Reader, version 9↗2022-05-24
CVEList▶
CVE-2019-5031: An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's Foxit PDF Reader, version 9↗2019-10-02