Foxit PhantomPDF prior 9.6.0.25114 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Foxit PhantomPDF. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-17140. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foxit PhantomPDF. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 9.6.0.25114. 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 handling of the OnFocus event. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-9091.

The weakness was disclosed 10/25/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-17140 since 10/04/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 9.6.0.25114 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PhantomPDF 9.6.0.25114

Timelineinfo

10/04/2019 🔍
10/25/2019 +21 days 🔍
10/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
01/27/2024 +1554 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-17140 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-17140
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144197
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/26/2019 12:05
Updated: 01/27/2024 14:45
Changes: 10/26/2019 12:05 (36), 10/26/2019 12:10 (17), 01/27/2024 14:41 (4), 01/27/2024 14:45 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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