CVE-2019-5031

HIGH

Foxit PDF Reader <9.4.1.16828 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software's Foxit PDF Reader, version 9.4.1.16828. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger an out-of-memory condition which isn't handled properly, resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. If the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0793

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0604
EPSS Percentile 92.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-770 CWE-703
Status published
Products (2)
foxitsoftware/phantompdf < 9.4.1.16828
foxitsoftware/reader < 9.4.1.16828
Published Oct 02, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026