PT-2019-17427 · Aspose · Aspose.Words

Published 2019-08-21 · Updated 2022-06-27 · CVE-2019-5041

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Aspose.Words library version 18.11.0.0

Description A Stack Based Buffer Overflow issue exists in the EnumMetaInfo function, allowing remote code execution through a specially crafted doc file. An attacker can trigger this by providing a malformed file to the victim.

Recommendations For Aspose.Words library version 18.11.0.0, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent remote code execution. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the handling of doc files from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Stack Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-121

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-5041

Affected Products

Aspose.Words

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5041 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5041 · Security Note
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0805 · Note