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Foxit Reader: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-2019-5031)

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Foxit Reader: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-2019-5031)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/02/2019
Created
02/01/2020
Added
01/24/2020
Modified
08/05/2021

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.

Solution(s)

  • foxit-reader-upgrade-latest

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