Foxit PhantomPDF 9.4.1.16828 HTML Converter out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foxit PhantomPDF 9.4.1.16828. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTML Converter. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-6765. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foxit PhantomPDF 9.4.1.16828. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component HTML Converter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.4.1.16828. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the conversion of HTML files to PDF. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-8170.

The bug was discovered 04/29/2019. The weakness was disclosed 06/03/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-6765 since 01/24/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 35 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/24/2019 🔍
04/29/2019 +95 days 🔍
06/03/2019 +35 days 🔍
06/04/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/26/2023 +1575 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-6765 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6765
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135917
OSVDB: - Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF information disclosure

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/04/2019 12:52
Updated: 09/26/2023 19:16
Changes: 06/04/2019 12:52 (39), 06/19/2020 09:06 (17), 09/26/2023 19:08 (3), 09/26/2023 19:16 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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