CVE-2020-8853Out-of-bounds Write in Phantompdf

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.8%
top 17.04%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedFeb 14
Latest updateMay 24

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.7.0.29478. 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 write past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker can leverage th

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/phantompdf9.7.0.29455
CVEListV5foxit/phantompdf9.7.0.29478
NVDfoxitsoftware/reader9.7.0.29478

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-x659-43vv-626r: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 92022-05-24
CVEList
CVE-2020-8853: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 92020-02-13
CVE-2020-8853 — Out-of-bounds Write in Phantompdf | cvebase