Foxit Reader/PhantomPDF up to 9.7.1 Long String resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF up to 9.7.1. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation as part of Long String leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-13809. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF up to 9.7.1 (Document Reader Software). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation as part of a Long String leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 9.7.2. It allows resource consumption via long strings in the content stream.

The weakness was published 06/04/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at foxitsoftware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-13809 since 06/04/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 9.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Reader/PhantomPDF 9.7.2

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06/04/2020 🔍
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06/05/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/22/2020 +139 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: foxitsoftware.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-13809 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-13809
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-156125
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Created: 06/05/2020 10:05
Updated: 10/22/2020 08:30
Changes: 06/05/2020 10:05 (40), 06/05/2020 10:10 (18), 10/22/2020 08:30 (1)
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