NitroPDF 12.12.1.522 JPEG2000 File PDF Document out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NitroPDF 12.12.1.522. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component JPEG2000 File Handler. The manipulation as part of a PDF Document leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A specifically crafted jpeg2000 file embedded in a PDF file can lead to a heap corruption when opening a PDF document in NitroPDF 12.12.1.522. With careful memory manipulation, this can lead to arbitrary code execution. In order to trigger this vulnerability, the victim would need to open the malicious file.

The weakness was disclosed 10/09/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-5046 since 01/04/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/07/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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01/04/2019 🔍
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Advisory: talosintelligence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-5046 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/10/2019 10:53
Updated: 01/07/2024 11:53
Changes: 10/10/2019 10:53 (36), 09/29/2020 21:18 (17), 01/07/2024 11:46 (3), 01/07/2024 11:53 (12)
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