CVE-2019-6765Out-of-bounds Read in Foxit Reader

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 35.52%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJun 3
Latest updateMay 24

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.4.1.16828. 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 conversion of HTML files to PDF. 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 object. An attacker can leverage this

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDfoxitsoftware/phantompdf9.0.09.4.1.16828+1
CVEListV5foxit/phantompdf9.4.1.16828

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-755g-79hw-8253: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 92022-05-24
CVEList
CVE-2019-6765: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 92019-06-03
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