PT-2020-11074 · Foxit · Foxit Pdf Reader

Aleksandar Nikolic · Published 2020-01-16 · Updated 2022-06-13 · CVE-2019-5145

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 9.7.0.29435

Description An exploitable use-after-free issue exists in the JavaScript engine. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger a previously freed object in memory to be reused, resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this issue. If the browser plugin extension is enabled, visiting a malicious site can also trigger the issue.

Recommendations For Foxit PDF Reader version 9.7.0.29435, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the browser plugin extension to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid opening suspicious PDF documents from untrusted sources until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-5145

Affected Products

Foxit Pdf Reader

References · 4

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0934 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5145 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5145 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/31544 · Telegram Post