CVE-2019-6766Use After Free in Foxit Reader

CWE-416Use After Free3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 53.37%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJun 3
Latest updateMay 24

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 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 removeField method when processing AcroForms. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

CVEListV5foxit/reader9.4.1.16828
NVDfoxitsoftware/phantompdf9.0.09.4.1.16828+1

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-4748-cf36-h6ff: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 92022-05-24
CVEList
CVE-2019-6766: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 92019-06-03
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