Foxit PhantomPDF prior 9.6.0.25114 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Foxit PhantomPDF. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes use after free. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-17142. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Foxit PhantomPDF. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect 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 processing of script within a Keystroke action of a listbox field. 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-9081.

The weakness was shared 10/25/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-17142 since 10/04/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 9.6.0.25114 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-144202, VDB-144201, VDB-144200 and VDB-144198 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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 🔍
01/29/2024 +1556 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-17142 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-17142
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144199
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/26/2019 12:05
Updated: 01/29/2024 06:57
Changes: 10/26/2019 12:05 (36), 10/26/2019 12:10 (17), 01/29/2024 06:48 (4), 01/29/2024 06:57 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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