CVE-2019-6729 — Out-of-bounds Read in Reader
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.7%
top 27.12%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 21
Latest updateMay 13
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader. 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 processing of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execut…
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