CVE-2019-17135

HIGH

Foxit PhantomPDF 9.5.0.20723 - Remote Code Execution via DXF File Parsing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.5.0.20723. 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 parsing of DXF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-8775.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-860/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0082
EPSS Percentile 74.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119 CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
foxitsoftware/phantompdf 9.5.0.20723
Published Feb 08, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026