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Foxit Reader: NULL Pointer Dereference (CVE-2020-28203)

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Foxit Reader: NULL Pointer Dereference (CVE-2020-28203)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/15/2020
Created
12/18/2020
Added
12/18/2020
Modified
12/18/2020

Description

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF 10.1.0.37527 and earlier. There is a null pointer access/dereference while opening a crafted PDF file, leading the application to crash (denial of service).

Solution(s)

  • foxit-reader-upgrade-10_1_0_37527

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