CVE-2019-5031 Information

Description

An exploitable memory corruption vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software’s Foxit PDF Reader version 9.4.1.16828. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger an out-of-memory condition which isn’t handled properly resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. If the browser plugin extension is enabled visiting a malicious site can also trigger the vulnerability.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0793

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8