CVE-2019-5126 — Use After Free in Reader
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
4.6%
top 10.74%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJan 16
Latest updateMay 24
Description
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit PDF Reader, version 9.7.0.29435. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger a previously freed object in memory to be reused, 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