PT-2019-18290 · Foxit · Foxit Reader

Published 2019-01-25 · Updated 2022-10-12 · CVE-2019-6730

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 Reader (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations. User interaction is required, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The flaw exists within the popUpMenu method due to the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on it. An attacker can leverage this to execute code in the context of the current process.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-6730

ZDI-19-136

Affected Products

Foxit Reader

References · 4

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-136 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-6730 · Vendor Advisory
• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6730 · Security Note