PT-2020-16945 · Foxit · Foxit Reader+1

Published 2020-12-15 · Updated 2020-12-16 · CVE-2020-28203

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Foxit Reader versions 10.1.0.37527 and earlier PhantomPDF versions 10.1.0.37527 and earlier

Description An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF, where a null pointer access/dereference occurs while opening a crafted PDF file. This leads the application to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Recommendations For Foxit Reader versions 10.1.0.37527 and earlier, update to a version later than 10.1.0.37527 to resolve the issue. For PhantomPDF versions 10.1.0.37527 and earlier, update to a version later than 10.1.0.37527 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of crafted PDF files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-28203

Affected Products

Foxit Reader

Phantompdf

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-28203 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28203 · Security Note
• https://foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/7099 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/20804 · Telegram Post