CVE-2019-6729Out-of-bounds Read in Reader

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read3 documents3 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.7%
top 27.12%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
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

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDfoxitsoftware/reader9.3.0.10826
CVEListV5foxit/reader9.3.0.10826
NVDfoxitsoftware/phantompdf9.3.0.10826

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-r8mp-j5jp-6mwg: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader2022-05-13
CVEList
CVE-2019-6729: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader2019-03-19
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