PT-2019-17417 · Foxit · Foxit Pdf Reader

Published 2019-09-29 · Updated 2022-06-07 · CVE-2019-5031

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Foxit PDF Reader version 9.4.1.16828

Description A memory corruption issue exists in the JavaScript engine, allowing arbitrary code execution through a specially crafted PDF document that triggers an out-of-memory condition. An attacker must trick the user into opening the malicious file. If the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the issue.

Recommendations For Foxit PDF Reader version 9.4.1.16828, consider disabling the JavaScript engine as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to malicious PDF documents and avoid visiting untrusted websites with the browser plugin extension enabled.

Exploit

Fix

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770

CWE-703

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-5031

Affected Products

Foxit Pdf Reader

References · 3

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0793 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5031 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5031 · Vendor Advisory