CVE-2019-6729

HIGH

Foxitsoftware Phantompdf < 9.3.0.10826 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader. 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 processing of PDF files. 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 buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-7423.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-135/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0074
EPSS Percentile 73.0%
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-125
Status published
Products (2)
foxitsoftware/phantompdf < 9.3.0.10826
foxitsoftware/reader < 9.3.0.10826
Published Mar 21, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026